Platform Engineering, with Ben Good

The Kubernetes Podcast presents a crossover episode with the SRE podcast, featuring Kaslin Fields, Steve McGhee, and Ben Good discussing Kubernetes for platform engineering. The episode begins with news, including the upcoming Kubernetes 1.34 release, Bitnami's move to a legacy repository for free images and Helm charts, AWS's support for 100,000 nodes on EKS, and the CNCF Cloud Native Glossary's initiative to introduce sign language videos. The main discussion covers the role of Kubernetes in building platforms, emphasizing that while it's a crucial tool, it's not the only requirement. They explore the concept of "golden paths," abstraction, and the importance of providing visibility and observability to developers. The speakers also highlight the bespoke nature of platforms, the use of deployment archetypes, and the shift in motivations for platforms, including cost management, security, and compliance.