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Does anyone know why they decided to migrate to GCP? I'm trying to find an explanation in their project docs with no luck

ezarowny 8y ago
It seems like Kubernetes+GKE is a big draw: https://venturebeat.com/2018/04/06/why-and-how-gitlab-abandoned-microsoft-azure-for-google-cloud/ https://venturebeat.com/2018/04/06/why-and-how-gitlab-abando... I'd be curious to hear if Microsoft buying GitHub had anything to do with it as well.
- orf 8y ago
  I'd wager they got some kind of discount or exclusive pricing as well? Big ticket companies (which Gitlab could arguably be called in the tech world) moving to a cloud platform could generate a fair bit of buzz and free marketing?
  - jazoom 8y ago
    It'll look good for GCP if, after the move, GitLab no longer has frequent stability issues, regardless of level of cause-effect.
- justinclift 8y ago
  Microsoft isn't known for playing fair, so it seems smart to reduce the risk by migrating elsewhere.
  - codezero 8y ago
    What do you mean? Has MS screwed people on Azure pricing? I’m confused about what you’re saying and how it relates to Azure and GitLab.
    - justinclift 8y ago
      Microsoft have a very long, very well documented history of anti-social behaviour. :) For just one tip of that iceberg, this Wikipedia article seems like a good place to start: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_litigation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_litigation
- andrewl-hn 8y ago
  The plan to move to Google Cloud was in motion for many months, way before talks about a potential GitHub acquisition started. They adopted Kubernetes relatively early, and as they progressed their reliance on Azure-specific services went down. At that point move to another cloud was a purely financial decision. The move to k8s was not strictly a means to allow cloud migration. GitLab sells their Enteprise product, and the Kubernetes-based deployment helps customers with product trial and adoption. Cloud migration is a welcomed side-effect of that initiative.
  - mooreds 8y ago
    > At that point move to another cloud was a purely financial decision. And this is the promise of k8s for companies (and the peril of k8s for cloud providers).
blibble 8y ago
this might have something to do with it: http://uk.businessinsider.com/gitlab-raises-20-million-from-gv-2017-10 http://uk.businessinsider.com/gitlab-raises-20-million-from-...
robbyt 8y ago
GCP has a better dollar/performance ratio compared to AWS.
ec109685 8y ago
They have a goals a section: Goals of the GCP Migration Project > In order of descending priority. Most important goals at the top. 1) Use the opportunity of an inter-cloud migration to make GitLab.com suitable for mission critical client workloads Migrate GitLab.com from the Microsoft Azure Cloud platform to the Google Cloud while keeping downtime to a minimum 2) Use the same helm charts for GitLab.com as our EEP customers use 3) The goal here is for customers to be able to spin up a 10 person GitLab EEP instance in Kubernetes and scale it up to 100k users (or more) with little effort. 4) Use the migration as a marketing opportunity for GitLab Inc through creation of technical content
justboxing 8y ago
> Does anyone know why they decided to migrate to GCP? You are unlikely to find an explanation in their docs. Here's a likely answer: > Kubernetes? Yeah right... The reasons are very clear: 1) GitHub being acquired by Microsoft. 2) Google is an investor in GitLab (through GV). Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17393503 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17393503

ezarowny 8y ago

It seems like Kubernetes+GKE is a big draw: https://venturebeat.com/2018/04/06/why-and-how-gitlab-abandoned-microsoft-azure-for-google-cloud/ https://venturebeat.com/2018/04/06/why-and-how-gitlab-abando... I'd be curious to hear if Microsoft buying GitHub had anything to do with it as well.

orf 8y ago
I'd wager they got some kind of discount or exclusive pricing as well? Big ticket companies (which Gitlab could arguably be called in the tech world) moving to a cloud platform could generate a fair bit of buzz and free marketing?
- jazoom 8y ago
  It'll look good for GCP if, after the move, GitLab no longer has frequent stability issues, regardless of level of cause-effect.
justinclift 8y ago
Microsoft isn't known for playing fair, so it seems smart to reduce the risk by migrating elsewhere.
- codezero 8y ago
  What do you mean? Has MS screwed people on Azure pricing? I’m confused about what you’re saying and how it relates to Azure and GitLab.
  - justinclift 8y ago
    Microsoft have a very long, very well documented history of anti-social behaviour. :) For just one tip of that iceberg, this Wikipedia article seems like a good place to start: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_litigation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_litigation
andrewl-hn 8y ago
The plan to move to Google Cloud was in motion for many months, way before talks about a potential GitHub acquisition started. They adopted Kubernetes relatively early, and as they progressed their reliance on Azure-specific services went down. At that point move to another cloud was a purely financial decision. The move to k8s was not strictly a means to allow cloud migration. GitLab sells their Enteprise product, and the Kubernetes-based deployment helps customers with product trial and adoption. Cloud migration is a welcomed side-effect of that initiative.
- mooreds 8y ago
  > At that point move to another cloud was a purely financial decision. And this is the promise of k8s for companies (and the peril of k8s for cloud providers).

blibble 8y ago

this might have something to do with it: http://uk.businessinsider.com/gitlab-raises-20-million-from-gv-2017-10 http://uk.businessinsider.com/gitlab-raises-20-million-from-...

robbyt 8y ago

GCP has a better dollar/performance ratio compared to AWS.

ec109685 8y ago

They have a goals a section: Goals of the GCP Migration Project > In order of descending priority. Most important goals at the top. 1) Use the opportunity of an inter-cloud migration to make GitLab.com suitable for mission critical client workloads Migrate GitLab.com from the Microsoft Azure Cloud platform to the Google Cloud while keeping downtime to a minimum 2) Use the same helm charts for GitLab.com as our EEP customers use 3) The goal here is for customers to be able to spin up a 10 person GitLab EEP instance in Kubernetes and scale it up to 100k users (or more) with little effort. 4) Use the migration as a marketing opportunity for GitLab Inc through creation of technical content

justboxing 8y ago

> Does anyone know why they decided to migrate to GCP? You are unlikely to find an explanation in their docs. Here's a likely answer: > Kubernetes? Yeah right... The reasons are very clear: 1) GitHub being acquired by Microsoft. 2) Google is an investor in GitLab (through GV). Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17393503 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17393503