February 2019 Summaries

John Arundel and Justin Domingus co-authored "Cloud Native DevOps with Kubernetes," a book designed to guide readers in effectively deploying and scaling applications using Kubernetes, while emphasizing the importance of DevOps principles in transforming company culture. The book aims to bridge the gap between understanding Kubernetes basics and applying it to real-world applications by addressing complex questions about managing clusters, deploying updates, and integrating CI systems. Targeted at DevOps engineers, developers without dedicated ops teams, and CTOs, the book provides hands-on tasks and practical code examples to demonstrate solutions to everyday challenges. Arundel highlights the role of DevOps in fostering collaboration and empathy within organizations, advocating for a culture where development and operations overlap, enhancing employee satisfaction, and creating business value. The authors suggest that while Kubernetes is a crucial tool today, the book's principles could apply to future technologies, advocating for outsourcing non-core activities and focusing on unique business strengths. Although the book does not cover every available tool, it offers a curated selection of resources and encourages contributions to its GitHub repository for expanding its practical examples.