At least two-thirds of the Fortune 2000 already use Kubernetes
Craig McLuckie · EP 589: HeptIo Growing Kubernetes Adoption With $8.5M Raised From Accel with Founder Craig McLuckie · Mar 5, 2017 · at 13:24
Craig McLuckie, co-founder of Kubernetes and CEO of Heptio, discusses open-source enterprise adoption with Nathan Latka.
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“But I would say anecdotally, at least, ah, two thirds of the Fortune 2000 are using Kubernetes in a material way right now.”
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