Project: Multi-region Kubernetes setup with global load balancing
Timeline: 11 months
Team: 5 engineers
Budget: $284k
Challenge:
We needed to migrate to cloud while maintaining backward compatibility.
Solution:
We implemented a canary rollout process using:
- Terraform for IaC
- Feature flags
- Platform engineering team
Results:
✓ Lead time: 2 weeks → 2 hours
✓ Compliance audit passed first try
✓ Team can focus on features
Happy to discuss our approach and share learnings!
Thanks for sharing! We're planning to try this next quarter.
After 3 months of testing, here are our findings:
✓ Pros: faster deployments, better visibility
✗ Cons: initial setup complexity, team training
Overall: worth it for teams 10+
Works well in theory, but production reality is different.
Consider the long-term maintenance burden before adopting.
Be careful with this approach. We had production issues.