[ezarowny]

It seems like Kubernetes+GKE is a big draw: https://venturebeat.com/2018/04/06/why-and-how-gitlab-abando...

I'd be curious to hear if Microsoft buying GitHub had anything to do with it as well.

[andrewl-hn]

The plan to move to Google Cloud was in motion for many months, way before talks about a potential GitHub acquisition started.

They adopted Kubernetes relatively early, and as they progressed their reliance on Azure-specific services went down. At that point move to another cloud was a purely financial decision.

The move to k8s was not strictly a means to allow cloud migration. GitLab sells their Enteprise product, and the Kubernetes-based deployment helps customers with product trial and adoption. Cloud migration is a welcomed side-effect of that initiative.

[mooreds]

> At that point move to another cloud was a purely financial decision.

And this is the promise of k8s for companies (and the peril of k8s for cloud providers).

[orf]

I'd wager they got some kind of discount or exclusive pricing as well? Big ticket companies (which Gitlab could arguably be called in the tech world) moving to a cloud platform could generate a fair bit of buzz and free marketing?

[jazoom]

It'll look good for GCP if, after the move, GitLab no longer has frequent stability issues, regardless of level of cause-effect.

[justinclift]

Microsoft isn't known for playing fair, so it seems smart to reduce the risk by migrating elsewhere.

[codezero]

What do you mean? Has MS screwed people on Azure pricing? I’m confused about what you’re saying and how it relates to Azure and GitLab.

[justinclift]

Microsoft have a very long, very well documented history of anti-social behaviour. :)

For just one tip of that iceberg, this Wikipedia article seems like a good place to start:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_litigation