Explore the complexities of implementing Kubernetes in enterprise environments with stringent security and governance requirements in this conference talk. Delve into essential prerequisites for production-ready Kubernetes deployments, focusing on leveraging fine-grained controls and responsibility separation. Examine crucial aspects such as audit, security, authentication, authorization, identity broker integration, logging, and monitoring. Investigate the challenges of on-premise Kubernetes installations, including bare-metal limitations, vSphere API interactions, high availability, reliability, and disaster recovery strategies. Learn about managing OS upgrades, security patches, and Kubernetes updates. Conclude with insights into future trends like infrastructure as code, immutable infrastructure, and GitOps.