Why Kubernetes Outages Are Usually Human Failures, Not Platform Bugs
Published: January 25, 2026
Duration: 11:57
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Kubernetes failures are rarely technical. Human error, undocumented complexity, and hero engineering turn powerful platforms into fragile systems.
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