The Ins and Outs of the Cloud Provider in Kubernetes

Explore the intricacies of Kubernetes cluster interactions with cloud services in this 36-minute conference talk by Michael McCune, Joel Speed, and Bridget Kromhout. Dive deep into the cloud provider framework, learning how to implement an external cloud provider using the cloud provider interface, understand cloud controller manager responsibilities, and gain an overview of the Kubelet image credential provider. Discover the process of migrating to external cloud providers in a high-availability configuration, identifying potential challenges and best practices. Learn steps to ensure zero downtime during Kubernetes cluster migrations. Walk away with comprehensive knowledge about Kubernetes-cloud provider interactions, skills to build an external cloud controller manager, and a solid action plan for seamless migration to external cloud controller managers.