Summary
In this chapter, we explored the next steps in your journey toward mastering big data on Kubernetes. We covered several important topics that are essential for building a robust and production-ready big data infrastructure on Kubernetes, including Kubernetes monitoring and application monitoring, building a service mesh, important security considerations to take into account in a production environment, scalability automation methods, GitOps and CI/CD for Kubernetes, and Kubernetes cost control.
We also discussed the importance of having a team with the right skills and expertise to tackle these challenges successfully. We covered the key roles and skill sets required for each of the topics mentioned, including SREs, DevOps engineers, cloud engineers, security engineers, and release engineers.
Congratulations on reaching the end of this book! You’ve taken a significant step toward mastering the art of running big data workloads on Kubernetes. The journey ahead...