Nothing like bringing down the entire production cluster and all services with it on a Friday afternoon due to a seemingly innocent "hotfix". Big learnings at the time, but now these make for good stories.
I learned most of these tools at my day job through some catastrophic failures. From my experience, failure has always been the best teacher.
Kubernetes just happens to be a great sandbox for failing hard :) Lots of stories here: https://k8s.af/
However, I wouldn't reach for tools that didn't solve a problem I truly have, be it cost-effective scaling (my day job), or reusing what I already know best even if unconventional (my SaaS).
I guess what I'm trying to say is: focus on solving your immediate problems first with the tools you already know. Your toolbelt will expand without you realizing it.
I learned most of these tools at my day job through some catastrophic failures. From my experience, failure has always been the best teacher.
Kubernetes just happens to be a great sandbox for failing hard :) Lots of stories here: https://k8s.af/
However, I wouldn't reach for tools that didn't solve a problem I truly have, be it cost-effective scaling (my day job), or reusing what I already know best even if unconventional (my SaaS).
I guess what I'm trying to say is: focus on solving your immediate problems first with the tools you already know. Your toolbelt will expand without you realizing it.