Modernize Legacy Systems with Kubernetes

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Describes using Kubernetes and CNCF tools to incrementally modernize legacy systems by treating APIs as products, adopting evolutive architectures, and applying CQRS/event-driven fast data with CDC into a message broker, read-model aggregators, and command executors that write back to legacy systems. Gives concrete Kubernetes patterns (pods, sidecars, namespaces, RBAC, CI/CD, monitoring) and a rollout recipe: run a vertical experiment, automate it, then extend; emphasizes it can take years but recommends a measurable business case within ~12–18 months and cites a real bug that doubled networking costs for months.

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1. 0:00Modernizing legacy systems
2. 2:27Legacy systems defined
3. 6:42Guiding principles
4. 9:32Why Kubernetes works
5. 13:32Kubernetes basics
6. 16:19Modern architectures
7. 19:29Decoupling with events
8. 24:55Handling writes and commands
9. 27:02Cultural change
10. 29:08Gradual modernization
11. 31:15Q&A

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