From EC2 to Kubernetes - Takeaways from a Brownfield Migration

Learn about a real-world migration journey from EC2 to Kubernetes in this 29-minute conference talk that details the transformation of a SaaS product from 1800 EC2 instances to a scalable Kubernetes architecture. Discover practical insights from the nine-month conversion process and post-migration challenges, including customer migration strategies, noisy neighbor mitigation techniques, and resource allocation optimization. Explore the decision-making process behind choosing Kubernetes, implementing dedicated container instances for customer isolation, selecting managed services for databases and storage, and navigating the transition from Windows to Linux-based containers. Gain valuable lessons from this brownfield migration experience that can be applied to similar large-scale infrastructure modernization projects.