Choosing Kubernetes vs Managed Container Services

Summary

Kubernetes offers maximum flexibility and portability across clouds, at the cost of real operational complexity; managed container services trade some flexibility for dramatically simpler operations.

• 1List 2 scenarios where Kubernetes' complexity is clearly worth it, and 2 where it isn't.
• 2Learn why very large or multi-cloud organizations often justify Kubernetes' overhead, while smaller teams may not.
• 3Practice justifying a compute choice with specific reasoning about your team's actual constraints.