Kubernetes Under the Hood - The Benefits of Container Focused Operating Systems

Explore the evolution and benefits of container-focused operating systems in this 30-minute conference talk from KubeCon + CloudNativeCon. Delve into the world of Kubernetes infrastructure as Mathieu Tortuyaux from Microsoft and Timothée Ravier from Red Hat discuss the underlying operating systems powering modern Kubernetes clusters. Trace the journey from CoreOS Container Linux to its successors, Fedora CoreOS and Flatcar, and understand how these specialized OSes facilitate secure and scalable container workload management. Learn about key features such as immutability, auto-update mechanisms, and automatic provisioning capabilities that make these operating systems ideal for Kubernetes deployments. Gain insights into the simplification of cluster creation and management over the past decade, and discover how container-focused OSes continue to play a crucial role in the Kubernetes ecosystem.