3 years ago

Category: Kubernetes

by Simply put: storage on Kubernetes is not a solved problem. In this Refcard, we assess the essentials to Kubernetes-native databases through disposability, API symmetry, shared nothing, and horizontal scaling.

To read the entire Refcard, please download the PDF from the link above.Before we get into the framework for evaluating to what extent a database is Kubernetes-native, it is important first to understand why state and storage are still issues in Kubernetes.

In the early days of Kubernetes, it was an open question whether it would even be possible to run a database in a Kubernetes cluster.