DISCLAIMER: I work for Buffer have been working on our production Kubernetes cluster. When we started with Kubernetes we were faced with multiple challenges.

DISCLAIMER: I work for Buffer have been working on our production Kubernetes cluster. When we started with Kubernetes we were faced with multiple challenges. Fortunately, with time we managed to tackle most of them. I will list them here and share our learnings. Code Deployment: https://overflow.buffer.com/2017/08/31/buffer-deploy-code-kubernetes/ https://overflow.buffer.com/2017/08/31/buffer-deploy-code-ku... Application Observability: https://itnext.io/when-istio-meets-jaeger-an-example-of-end-to-end-distributed-tracing-2c136eb335eb?source=friends_link&sk=b08b580596aea72b5404521df924a191 https://itnext.io/when-istio-meets-jaeger-an-example-of-end-... https://itnext.io/application-observability-in-kubernetes-with-datadog-apm-and-logging-a-simple-and-actionable-790ee8aefe29?source=friends_link&sk=c1fa55fd604d968c1869e7e1efff218f https://itnext.io/application-observability-in-kubernetes-wi... Cluster Upgrade: https://itnext.io/upgrading-kubernetes-cluster-with-kops-and-things-to-watch-out-for-8b5e7dff71c0?source=friends_link&sk=9f326510f264e7a2a2cac97ae70410d0 https://itnext.io/upgrading-kubernetes-cluster-with-kops-and... https://itnext.io/kubernetes-master-nodes-backup-for-kops-on-aws-a-step-by-step-guide-4d73a5cd2008?source=friends_link&sk=6968c6521efcf0875db0f9a07db1fbd9 https://itnext.io/kubernetes-master-nodes-backup-for-kops-on... I do think it's a long term investment but you will eventually see the benefits after 18 months or so.