# Managing Databases on Kubernetes Requires Platform Engineering and Automation

DevFeed: [Managing Databases on Kubernetes Requires Platform Engineering and Automation](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/kubernetes-made-deploying-easy-nobody-warned-you-about-the-databases-17628.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://thenewstack.io/kubernetes-database-operations-platform/>)

Author: Oliver Wolf

Published: 2026-07-21T15:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Kubernetes Overview, News and Trends | The New Stack](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/kubernetes-overview-news-and-trends-the-new-stack.md>)

Topics: [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [Databases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/databases.md>), [Platform Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/platform-engineering.md>), [internal developer platform](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/internal-developer-platform.md>), [Provisioning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/provisioning.md>), [opensearch](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/opensearch.md>), [Redis](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/redis.md>)

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## AI overview

The article argues that application teams should not be expected to manage the full operational burden of databases and data services on Kubernetes. It recommends internal developer platforms and Kubernetes-native automation so developers can request services while centralized systems handle provisioning, backups, patching, monitoring, recovery, and governance.

## Source excerpt

The DevOps movement, set in motion nearly 20 years ago, broke down the traditional divide between software developers and IT The post Kubernetes made deploying easy. Nobody warned you about the databases. appeared first on The New Stack.