There's a Dilbert cartoon in which his pointy-haired manager is blurting out buzzwords. “You can't solve a problem just by saying techy things,” moans Dilbert. The boss responds: “Kubernetes”.
Kubernetes. It's a word that gets used a lot in digital transformation. VMWare estimates 65% of large companies now use Kubernetes in production, up from 59% in 2020. It's everywhere. But what is it?
Like blockchain, Kubernetes is notoriously hard to understand for the layperson. It's abstract. Technical. Practitioners quickly wander into esoteric territory when explaining the technology, as the humble listener glazes over.