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> You still need people who understand things like docker, kubernetes, endless different database options, sharding, indexing, failover, backup, message queues,
by JSavageOne 6y ago
> You still need people who understand things like docker, kubernetes, endless different database options, sharding, indexing, failover, backup, message queues, etc.
Large companies at significant scale need to know these things. Smaller companies don't need kubernetes, message queues, or anything beyond a simple standard off-the-shelf setup. I'm guessing the author was referring more to small/mid-sized companies that aren't at FAANG-scale and have no need for that complexity.
- bavell 6y agoAs a counter-point, I run a one-man tech business and use kubernetes to run some 60+ application and db servers. I don't have time to babysit each application I'm running and kubernetes is a force mutliplier that I rely on heavily. There is a cost to managing it but even so, without the automation it provides I simply wouldn't have the capacity to do what I do.
- JSavageOne 6y agoInteresting, though the fact that you're managing that many servers as a one-man show is a testament to the author's point.
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