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.