Whitepaper Summary

Kubernetes promised simplicity, speed, and freedom from infrastructure maintenance. For many teams, it has delivered the opposite. This whitepaper highlights 20 signs that your Kubernetes platform may no longer be delivering real value. What began as a modernization effort often becomes a complex mix of tools, YAML files, and workflows that require a specialist team to manage. Developers are still filing tickets to deploy code. Platform engineers spend more time maintaining toolchains than enabling delivery. Automation often introduces friction instead of reducing it. Governance has become performative, documentation is out of date, and there is no shared definition of success. The platform may look impressive, but if users are frustrated, teams are burned out, and tooling costs exceed application value, something is off. These are not failures of Kubernetes itself. They are symptoms of platform drift. The problem lies in over-engineering, unclear goals, and a focus on technology over outcomes. Recognizing these signs is the first step toward rebuilding a platform that supports your developers, your operations, and your business.

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