Kubernetes Bytes How Chick-fil-A adopts GitOps and K3s at the Edge
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Sep 26, 2023 Brian Chambers, Chief Architect at Chick-fil-A, discusses the adoption of Kubernetes at Chick-fil-A, focusing on the challenges faced and benefits gained. They highlight the hardware setup and partition scheme of Chick-fil-A's edge environment and the use of K3s for container orchestration. The chapter also explores the concept of edge native applications and the implementation of GitOps for cluster management.
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Pre-Kubernetes Edge
- Chick-fil-A's technology at the edge, initially, was tied to their point-of-sale system, running on Windows servers in each restaurant.
- This system wasn't built to handle custom applications beyond point-of-sale, making updates risky and slow.
Business-Driven Edge Adoption
- Chick-fil-A's move to edge computing was driven by business needs, specifically the need to manage increasing restaurant traffic and new channels like delivery.
- This growth strained existing restaurant systems, making a more scalable solution essential for maintaining positive customer and team member experiences.
Leverage Existing Skills
- Choose technologies that align with your team's existing skills and the broader industry trends to ensure easier management and support.
- Chick-fil-A prioritized containerization and Kubernetes for their edge infrastructure because of their software engineers' familiarity with these technologies.