Kubernetes Performance Analysis and Benchmarking

Explore Kubernetes performance analysis in this 26-minute CNCF conference talk. Dive into the lifecycle of pods, workload analysis tools, and scalability considerations. Learn about cluster configuration, including specifications and cost factors. Examine CPU and memory benchmarks, as well as Nginx load testing for throughput and latency. Investigate scalability setups with 1000 fake nodes and 2000 pods, and analyze profiling results. Gain valuable insights on comparing performance across different Kubernetes architectures, equipping you with essential knowledge for optimizing your cloud-native infrastructure.

Intro
Motivation
Lifecycle of Pods
Tools and Data Analysis - Workloads
Tools and Data Analysis - Scalability
Cluster Configuration - Specification and Cost
CPU and Memory Benchmark
Nginx Benchmark - Load Testing & Throughput
Nginx Benchmark - Load Testing, 50% Latency Nginx wrk-t -ecconnections --latency Server ip
Summary
Scalability Setup
Throughput Measurement-metrics 1000 Fake nodes, with 2000 pods to be scheduled
Profiling Results
Take Aways • Performance comparison between different architectures with Kubernetes