Managing IT infrastructure as a set of physical servers is like trying to do live streaming from a phone with buttons. You get by… but it’s not efficient, not secure, and definitely not scalable.
In a modern IT environment, where speed, reliability, and security are no longer a “bonus” but a standard, you need to “automate everything”. And in LifeinCloud’s portfolio, two of the most powerful weapons are: Kubernetes and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC).
What the Authors of “Accelerate” Say About IT Performance
Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, and Gene Kim’s Research Findings
In the book Accelerate, they demonstrate through research during which they collected concrete data, that companies adopting DevOps practices, automated deployment, and codified infrastructure are 46 times faster in software delivery, have a 7 times lower failure rate, and recover from errors 2.5 times faster.
“High-performing teams deliver faster and recover faster, not because they work harder, but because they work smarter.”
Practically speaking, it’s not about IT heroism, but about well-thought processes and technologies that scale without bottlenecks. That’s how we came to integrate IT solutions like Kubernetes and IaC into LifeinCloud’s portfolio.
What Automation with Kubernetes and Infrastructure-as-Code Means
Kubernetes – The Conductor That Never Sleeps
Kubernetes can be naturally associated as being the conductor who never sleeps.
Through a Kubernetes-type solution, you can launch, manage, and scale containerized applications automatically. You no longer need to keep your eyes on servers, traffic, or uptime. A Kubernetes-type solution automatically allocates resources where they’re needed, rebuilds applications if something goes down, scales dynamically based on demand, and especially isolates services for enhanced security.
LifeinCloud offers Kubernetes with NVMe and free control plane, so performance is no longer a compromise.
Infrastructure-as-Code – From Chaotic Clicks to Repeatable Code
With IaC, infrastructure is no longer something “configured from memory” by a tired SysAdmin at 2 AM. It’s code, versioned, testable, and replicable.
You can create scripts through which you:
- spin up a complete cluster with 3 lines of code
- add firewall rules automatically
- create backups and identical network rules in 3 different locations
- revert to a previous configuration if something doesn’t work
With LifeinCloud solutions (Virtual Machines, Cloud Firewall, Snapshots, Object Storage), IaC becomes a practical tool, not just DevOps theory.
Real Benefits in Terms of Security, Efficiency, and Trust
- Security: Kubernetes isolates applications, and IaC offers transparency and auditability
- Operational efficiency: you no longer do manual configurations, eliminate human errors and dependencies like “it only works on my laptop”
- Predictability: when everything is pure code, you know exactly what you have in production
- Scalability, without reinventing the wheel for each new project
Real Story: How a New Client’s Onboarding Was Automated
The Challenge
A client from the SaaS area wanted to launch a dedicated instance for each new client. With traditional infrastructure, it would have taken 3-4 hours and would have involved 2 IT engineers, necessarily well-rested.
The Solution with IaC and Kubernetes
Through IaC and Kubernetes-type solutions:
- a Terraform-type script was created that generated the virtual machines, configured the VPC, firewall, NVMe volumes, and applied the container
- the entire process took 4 minutes and involved no human intervention
The result? Faster onboarding, happier clients, more relaxed team.
The Bottom Line
Translated into practice, it turns out that automation is no longer a trend, but a necessity. If you want security, efficiency, speed, and predictability, Kubernetes and Infrastructure-as-Code represent the natural choice. And with LifeinCloud, you benefit from infrastructure that allows you to apply them concretely, not just talk about them at conferences.
