Beyond Platform Thinking - Building Unexpected Solutions with Kubernetes at Ritchie Brothers

Explore how Ritchie Bros expanded the capabilities of Kubernetes beyond traditional platform expectations in this 32-minute conference talk from CNCF. Discover how the company leveraged existing Kubernetes APIs to manage a broader range of services and products without introducing new tools. Learn about their innovative use of Open Telemetry Traces and Honeycomb to enhance observability across various components, including Operators, Reconciliation Loops, and Admission Controllers. Gain insights into how this approach enables a comprehensive view of the entire developer journey, providing powerful observability and meeting operational requirements in unexpected ways.

Beyond Platform Thinking at Ritchie Brothers - Build Things No One Expects, in a Place No One Expect