Argo and Tekton - Pushing the Boundaries of the Possible on Kubernetes

Explore the innovative use of Kubernetes as a platform for platforms in this conference talk by Alex Collins from Intuit and Jason Hall from Red Hat. Dive into how Argo and Tekton projects are pushing the boundaries of Kubernetes capabilities, challenging conventional ideas about its potential applications. Learn about managing unconventional workloads with unique requirements such as handling large data volumes, massive parallelism, and special lifecycle needs. Discover techniques for extending Kubernetes functionality, including container lifecycle management, cross-pod communication, and custom resource proliferation. Gain insights into the benefits users have experienced from these advancements and how to apply similar strategies in your own projects. Understand the potential for further improving Kubernetes as a platform for diverse workloads and explore the future possibilities in cloud-native computing.

Intro
What do we do?
Why build on Kubernetes?
For Example
Container Lifecycle
Ordering Container Shutdown
Entrypoint Rewriting
Ordering Container Start-Up
Inject Sidecars: Istio or Vault
Other ways?
Cross-Pod Communication
termination Message
Write to ConfigMap / other CRD
Custom Resource Proliferation
Mitigations
What can we do?