Transferrable experience in both directions, in and out, is a huge reason. Cynics see this as "resume driven development," but the reality is that offering trai

Transferrable experience in both directions, in and out, is a huge reason. Cynics see this as "resume driven development," but the reality is that offering training and an opportunity to use an industry standard tool isn't a bad move for hiring and retention. Additionally, as you grow, you can hire experts in k8s who have "been there before" with scale - at a huge cost, yes, but this is still a value versus something homegrown. Also, cloud-hosted k8s systems (especially GKE) aren't half bad these days. Starting with one (carefully, to avoid lock-in) and knowing you can expand later is appealing.