Why Mercedes-Benz runs on 900 Kubernetes clusters
The technology team behind the German automaker Mercedes-Benz has spent the last seven years building up a homegrown fleet of 900 Kubernetes clusters to support hundreds of standalone developer teams, giving the company a modern infrastructure platform it says is scalable and easy to manage.The automaker started dabbling with Kubernetes for application deployment in 2015, after Google open sourced the container orchestration system in 2014. Since then, Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation—the fully-owned technology-focused subsidiary of the storied automaker—has developed the internal expertise to support hundreds of business unit-aligned application teams with their own unique technology needs.To read this article in full, please click here
The technology team behind the German automaker Mercedes-Benz has spent the last seven years building up a homegrown fleet of 900 Kubernetes clusters to support hundreds of standalone developer teams, giving the company a modern infrastructure platform it says is scalable and easy to manage.
The automaker started dabbling with Kubernetes for application deployment in 2015, after Google open sourced the container orchestration system in 2014. Since then, Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation—the fully-owned technology-focused subsidiary of the storied automaker—has developed the internal expertise to support hundreds of business unit-aligned application teams with their own unique technology needs.