Kubernetes

Datum’s control plane is built on Kubernetes Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs). While you don’t have to use k8s to use Datum Cloud, it helps to understand what’s under the hood.

We took a bet on this “Kubernetes-native” approach for the following main reasons:

Ecosystem

It’s aligned with the largest ecosystem for cloud operators. If you’re a cloud native SRE or platform engineer, working with Datum capabilities exposed as resources should feel super comfy.

LLMs

Because Kubernetes patterns are so well established, LLMs are able to more easily and accurately interact with Datum’s platform.

Semi-Free Lunch

By modeling our platform on Kubernetes-style APIs, we get a lot of battle-hardened machinery along the way at modest cost.

For more information, please check out this blog post by Scot Schuchert-Wells.

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