We're Marketers - If We Can Learn Distributed Systems + K8s, So Can You

This introductory talk builds intuition about what makes distributed systems and Kubernetes correct. It compares Docker Swarm, Nomad, K3s, and VMware Tanzu, and uses concepts such as the CAP theorem, gossip protocols, high availability, and RAFT alongside real-world failure cases.

Syllabus

Intro
Failure is inevitable
Not a new problem
Need to answer new questions
Example....
Why is it so hard?
WTF is RAFT?
Majority rules
Leader Gets a Write
Leader stages to log
Leader says to commit
Heartbeat messages
I'm the eaptain Leader, now
Components
Example of when things go wrong
Timeline
Modern Distributed Systems
MESOS
SWARM
NOMAD
Kubernetes