🏗️ COMPLEXITY BADGE: 🏗️ HIGH (Enterprise)
Executive Summary: What is it?
Kubernetes is an orchestration system designed for high availability and massive scale. It manages multiple containers that talk to each other. It is designed to ensure the software never crashes, even if a server fails.
CFO / Business Impact: What does it cost/risk?
High Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Do not use this for simple tools. It requires specialized DevOps talent (expensive) and higher cloud infrastructure bills. Value: Justifiable only if downtime costs you money (e.g., mission-critical core banking or global platforms).
Technical Reality: How does it work?
Involves "Helm Charts," "Clusters," and "Ingress Controllers." Overkill for teams under 500 users.