Is Kubernetes Overhyped?

The amount of attention paid to Kubernetes has increased substantially over the past couple of years. What started out as a relatively obscure container management system open sourced by Google has turned into the must-have technology for running machine learning and advanced analytics applications, among other workloads. But is Kubernetes the real deal? Will K8s deliver on the hype, or turn into just another once-shiny thing that lost its luster? Kubernetes certainly seems to be the right technology for the right time.