Lessons Learned When Taming Kubernetes for On-Demand Environments

Explore a 29-minute conference talk from PlatformCon 2023 that delves into the challenges and solutions encountered while running on-demand environments at scale on Kubernetes. Learn how OLX Autos manages their Internal Developer Platform, which spins up environments housing over 180 microservices. Discover strategies for optimizing Kubernetes for faster provisioning, handling high pod churn, and protecting against single points of failure. Gain insights on implementing guardrails for Kubernetes controllers to ensure reliability and scalability. Walk away with key takeaways on optimizing Kubernetes for rapid environment provisioning, identifying and resolving potential failure points, and confidently running on-demand environments on spot instances. Presented by Ravishen Jain, Sr. Platform Engineer at OLX Autos, this talk offers valuable lessons for managing large-scale Kubernetes deployments.