Kubernetes made deploying easy. Nobody warned you about the databases.

Kubernetes simplifies deploying data services, but day-to-day database operations remain the hard part.

Cluster upgrades, failover, backups, and recovery can cause downtime or even data corruption if handled poorly.

The article argues for a centralized control plane to automate provisioning, patching, monitoring, and governance.

Shifting database management to application teams weakens DevOps goals; platform automation is key to reliability.