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Datum’s control plane is built on Kubernetes Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs). While you don’t have to use k8s to use Datum Cloud, it helps to understand what’s under the hood.

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Ecosystem

We’ve invested in this approach to align with the largest ecosystem for cloud operators. If you’re a cloud native SRE or platform engineer, working with Datum capabilities exposed as resources should feel super comfy.

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LLMs

Because Kubernetes patterns are so well established, LLMs are able to more easily and accurately interact with Datum’s platform.
For more information, please check out this blog post by Scot Schuchert-Wells.

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Last modified on March 25, 2026