https://alexos.dev/tags/platforms/ Recent content in Platforms on alexos.dev Hugo en-gb Sat, 23 Feb 2019 15:28:51 +0000 https://alexos.dev/2019/02/23/a-year-in-google-cloud/ Sat, 23 Feb 2019 15:28:51 +0000 https://alexos.dev/2019/02/23/a-year-in-google-cloud/ <blockquote> <p>This blog entry was originally <a href="https://medium.com/john-lewis-software-engineering/a-year-in-google-cloud-4586a117f352">posted on Medium</a> for my employer.</p> </blockquote> <p>This time last year, our newly-formed Platforms Team in John Lewis Online were putting the finishing touches to a brand new <strong>Kubernetes</strong> platform designed to run the frontend of <a href="https://www.johnlewis.com/">johnlewis.com</a> in Google Cloud. Twelve months later, we’ve passed through Black Friday without a hitch and built a raft of new capabilities along the way. What follows is a post reflecting on the journey so far — if that sounds interesting, then read on!</p>