Kubernetes at npm - Alex Robson

Modern services need automated deployments, resiliency, and simple horizontal scaling. In this talk, you'll learn how npm uses Kubernetes to automate deployments and manage services in dynamic cloud environments. You'll also learn how to apply npm's tooling for automated builds and deployments.

Learn the how and why behind npm's adoption of Kubernetes as it helps our small and intrepid team run the largest software registry in the world.

This talk will cover:

• common drivers in modern software development that led to us choosing Kubernetes
• how Kubernetes has solved specific challenges and improved our approach to automation
• the basics of what Kubernetes is, how it works, and why we chose it over alternatives
• the tools we've created to simplify continuous integration and deployment

While you won't leave this talk a newly minted Kubernetes expert, you will gain an appreciation for what it is, what it does, and how we used it to solve common challenges in DevOps automation.