Kubernetes without the pain: what to run and what to skip

RR InfoTek SRE
RR InfoTek SRE
Site Reliability
2025-02-14
  • kubernetes
  • sre
  • scalability
Kubernetes without the pain: what to run and what to skip

Our checklist for when K8s makes sense, how to keep it simple, and the add-ons that actually pay off in production.

In this post we share the patterns, trade-offs, and checklists we actually use on client projects. The goal is production readiness from day one—consistent environments, fast feedback cycles, clean deployment stories, and observability built in.

What you’ll learn

  • Structure that scales (code, environments, and releases)
  • Common pitfalls and how we avoid them
  • How we automate testing, linting, and shipping

We’ll keep this practical with real examples you can copy/paste and adapt for your team.