Building a Nodeless Kubernetes Platform

Explore the concept of nodeless Kubernetes in this 40-minute conference talk by William Denniss from Google Cloud. Dive into the development of GKE Autopilot, a fully managed nodeless Kubernetes platform, and understand the reasoning behind key design decisions. Learn about the trade-offs between operational support, security, and Kubernetes compatibility, and discover why nodes retain semantic meaning in a nodeless environment. Compare this approach to other serverless Kubernetes solutions like Virtual Kubelet, and gain insights into achieving serverless Kubernetes goals without removing node-level APIs. The presentation covers topics such as operational models, visibility, implementation, enforced policies, infrastructure features, bursting capabilities, and potential downsides of this innovative approach.

Intro
Agenda
Audience Poll
Position Paper
Kubernetes
Operational Models
Visibility
Implementation
Additional Components
enforced policies
why do we need it
the result
the benefits
infrastructure features
bursting
downsides
summary
QA