Question 1

We have backups — isn't that enough?

Accepted Answer

A backup you can't restore is not a backup. In most projects backups get configured once and never checked; when something breaks, they turn out to be corrupt, incomplete or long since stopped. Regular restore testing is part of the setup.

Question 2

Do we need Kubernetes?

Accepted Answer

For most projects, no. Managed platforms do the same job with far less operational burden. Kubernetes makes sense at genuine scale with many services; adding it without that need creates a layer nobody wants to maintain.

Question 3

Do we have to migrate our current infrastructure?

Accepted Answer

No. The audit assesses what you already have first; adding automation, monitoring and backups is often far cheaper and less risky than migrating. A migration is proposed only when there's a concrete reason.

Question 4

Can our team run it after handover?

Accepted Answer

That's the goal of the setup: infrastructure defined as code, one-command deploys, a written runbook and a handover session. Infrastructure that lives in one person's head is the biggest operational risk there is.

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