> One of the promise I often hear is that you don’t need systems knowledge or SREs to run it. Maybe if you use GKE that might be the case, but otherwise, runni

> One of the promise I often hear is that you don’t need systems knowledge or SREs to run it. Maybe if you use GKE that might be the case, but otherwise, running Kubernetes is a fools errand if you don’t have extensive experience with systems and SRE, imho, and anyone telling you otherwise is selling snake oil. Sure, you might get lucky and never have a major issue, but do you really want to depend on luck? > I learned in the last 20 years working as a systems engineer that the best tools or stacks are ones easy to understand, debug and fix. Sure, that’s an ideal goal and one I strive for too when possible, but there’s a reason why many SRE folks make a very large salary compared to national averages. Hard work is expected from time to time.