Summary
In this chapter, we discussed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and how it rewarded those who have achieved some digital transformation and motivated others to accelerate their efforts. With all change there is opportunity. You learned that as you move towards a hybrid cloud implementation, some considerations must be made about the platform and toolset you utilize to ensure you maintain the flexibility necessary to stay agile and cost-aware. You were introduced to OpenShift as a platform to address learning curves of existing resources as well as to provide a common platform that can support multi-cloud, on-premise, and portability. You also learned that OpenShift is more adaptable and provides more out-of-the-box features than DIY Kubernetes. You learned that DIY requires your organization to do the following:
- Build a full DIY Kubernetes stack
- Test your Kubernetes stack
- Stay abreast of Kubernetes changes
- Patch security CVEs (weekly)
- Troubleshoot...
