Groupless Autoscaling with Karpenter

Explore the innovative approach to groupless autoscaling with Karpenter in this 36-minute conference talk by Ellis Tarn and Prateek Gogia from Amazon. Dive into the world of efficient node autoscaling without the need for complex configuration and discovery of node groups across cloud providers. Learn about Karpenter's open-source, vendor-neutral architecture, its direct provider integration, and out-of-the-box support for common node parameters. Discover how this powerful tool improves reliability and cost-efficiency while accommodating both simple and complex use cases. Gain insights into the history of autoscaling, low latency node autoscaling techniques, and key features such as architecture support, operating systems, taints, and labels. The presentation covers crucial aspects like launching capacity, scheduling, API conformance, well-known labels, defragmentation, latency, Kubernetes custom resources, and the Kubernetes roadmap. Conclude with a practical Karpenter demo to solidify your understanding of this cutting-edge autoscaling solution.

Introduction
Groupless Autoscaling
Architecture
Launching Capacity
Scheduling
API Conformance
WellKnown Labels
Defragmentation
Latency
Kubernetes Custom Resources
Kubernetes Roadmap
Karpenter Demo