Planning & Economics
Before buying a single server, you need to answer fundamental questions: Should we go on-prem at all? How many servers do we need? How should we organize our clusters? What will it cost over three years?
Modules
Section titled “Modules”| Module | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 The Case for On-Premises K8s | Cloud vs on-prem decision framework, five drivers, breakeven analysis | 45 min |
| 1.2 Server Sizing & Hardware Selection | CPU, RAM, NVMe, NUMA, GPU considerations | 60 min |
| 1.3 Cluster Topology Planning | Shared vs dedicated control planes, etcd sizing, rack-aware scheduling | 60 min |
| 1.4 TCO & Budget Planning | CapEx vs OpEx, power/cooling, staffing, cloud breakeven | 45 min |