Kubernetes Database Debate: Cloud-Native Databases Vs Managed Services
Kubernetes supports statefulsets, but running databases directly on it can lead to issues. Cloud-native databases built for Kubernetes offer a solution, but come with their own challenges like latency & frequent upgrades.
Do you run your database on Kubernetes? This has been an evergreen debate. Where does it stand now? Kubernetes has come a long way from running only stateless workloads early on to now supporting statefulsets with improvements in sticky identity, persistent storage and unique network identity. Kubernetes has democratized the container orchestration and given the world tools to run most software at scale. This is only one part of the solution. Databases built to run directly on servers or virtual machines have different features to make them highly available, resilient and scalable. Now if you...