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Jul 2022
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Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation, with Sabi...

Abdel Sghiouar, Kaslin Fields
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Why does a car manufacturer own an IT company? How did that IT company end up running 900 Kubernetes clusters, starting at version 0.9? Craig asks these questions and more of Sabine Wolz, Product Manager at Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation.

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