Enhancing K8s Networking with SmartNICs

Explore the potential of SmartNICs in enhancing Kubernetes networking in this 26-minute conference talk from KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2021. Dive into the growing trend of building Kubernetes clusters on bare-metal infrastructure and learn how SmartNICs can offload packet processing operations, freeing up host resources and accelerating platform processing capabilities. Discover how these advancements in networking architecture can enable edge computing to reach its full potential, making it a viable choice for high-performance workloads such as IoT, big data, and machine learning. Gain insights into the importance of low latency, improved performance, and higher throughput in edge computing environments, and understand how Kubernetes enhancements in resource management and accelerated networking contribute to better performance at scale.

Introduction
Agenda
Bare Metal
Kubernetes
Kubernetes Networking
K8s Networking Example
Changing Networking Architectures
SmartNICs
De disaggregation