Data-Driven Kubernetes Migration: Why You Need Metrics Before You Move
“We want to migrate to Kubernetes by November.” It was September. The client was an e-commerce company. Their biggest sales event of the year — Black Friday — was in late November. I said no. They asked if I knew someone who might take it on anyway. I did. A fellow platform engineer — someone I respect, highly capable. I made the introduction, but warned him about the timeline. He took the engagement, documented the same concerns I had, got them signed off. The client proceeded anyway. ...