Learn Kubernetes Weekly issue 91
Minimal cost service mesh, Reducing cold-start-latency on GKE, Cluster API with kluctl, Varnish sharding, authz and authn with Istio and OPA
7 Aug 2024
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Articles
ServiceRouter: hyperscale and minimal cost service mesh at Meta
This case study explains how Meta doesn't use regular Service Meshes and instead opted for ServiceRouter: a service mesh-like tool that lives inside the application.
Stop neglecting Kubernetes resource management
Rafa Brito
Doing nothing, one-size-fits-all and brute force are three common yet failing strategies for managing Kubernetes resources at scale.
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4 ways to reduce cold-start-latency on GKE
Mohamed BEN HASSINE
This article discusses the challenges of cold starts in Kubernetes workloads and provides four techniques to reduce cold start latency on GKE.
Managing Cluster API with kluctl
Impressum
In this tutorial, you will learn how to use Kluctl to manage Cluster API-based clusters.
Varnish sharding with Istio in Kubernetes
Kai Burjack
This article discusses implementing Varnish sharding with Istio in Kubernetes to achieve consistent Hash-based Load Balancing.
It addresses challenges such as increasing load, ensuring high availability, and maintaining cache effectiveness.
Authentication and authorization with Istio and OPA on Kubernetes
Oryan Peer
This article discusses implementing authentication and authorization using Istio and OPA.
It also explains how to integrate with Helm so that developers can self-serve.
Articles worth checking out:
Autonomous rightsizing for Kubernetes workloads
StormForge
Double your Kubernetes resource utilization and unburden developers from sizing complexity with the industry's first HPA-compatible vertical pod rightsizing solution.
Tutorials
EKS Karpenter: a deep dive and best practices
John Platt
This article provides Kubernetes administrators with a comprehensive overview of Karpenter's architecture and benefits, installation guidance, and best practices for effectively leveraging Karpenter.
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Kubernetes security practical training as a CTF game with Simulator
By Dmitry Silkin, software engineer
Dealing with security issues in containers and Kubernetes is an essential engineering skill.
In this article, you will learn how to use a simulator to practice DevSecOps for free and in an engaging manner.
Kubernetes jobs
Head of Infrastructure with Silver.dev
Salary: $60K to $75K a year
Location: remote from Argentina
Tech stack: Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Python, Javascript, Java, Kotlin, Jenkins
DevSecOps Engineer with Grafana Labs
Salary: £84.84K to £106.05K a year
Location: remote from the United Kingdom
Tech stack: Kubernetes, Docker, Go, Shell, Python, Javascript, Terraform, Grafana Mimir, Grafana, Grafana Tempo
Software Engineer with The Voleon Group
Salary: $160K to $180K a year
Location: remote from the United States
Tech stack: Kubernetes, Go, Python, SQL, PostgreSQL, Airflow, Jenkins, Grafana, Prometheus
DevOps Engineer with Figma
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Location: remote from the United States
Tech stack: Kubernetes, AWS, GCP
Discover more Kubernetes jobs on Kube Careers →
Code & tools
kdoctor-io
kdoctor is a Kubernetes data plane testing component that conducts functional and performance tests on clusters using proactive pressure injection.
Claudie: managing multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud
Claudie is a platform for managing multi-cloud Kubernetes clusters with each node pools in a different cloud provider.
Helmfile is a declarative specification for deploying Helm charts.
It lets you:
- Keep a directory of chart value files and maintain changes in version control.
- Apply CI/CD to configuration changes.
- Periodically sync to avoid skew in environments.
Kondense: automated resouce sizing
unagex
Kondense is an automated resource sizing tool.
It runs as a sidecar in kubernetes pods and uses memory pressure to apply just the right amount of memory on a container to page out the unused memory while not getting out-of-memory killed.
unxsist
JET Pilot is an open-source Kubernetes IDE.
Features:
- Real-time Logs.
- Kubernetes Object Management.
- Container Shell.
- Command Palette.
Other interesting projects:
Upcoming Kubernetes events
Aug
7
Advanced Kubernetes: from GitOps to resource optimization and quantum computing
Online & in-person meetup organized by Cloud Native Helsinki.
Location: Helsinki, FI and virtual
This is a free event.
Aug
9
In-person conference organized by Moov Financial.
Location: Austin, TX, USA
This event requires an entrance fee
Aug
13
Platform engineering from scratch to clusterception
In-person meetup organized by Cloud Native NoVA.
Location: Washington, DC, USA
This is a free event.
Aug
14
In-person conference organized by Red Hat.
Location: Boston, MA, USA
This is a free event.
Aug
14
Balancing cost and reliability on Amazon EKS with Karpenter
Online webinar organized by StormForge.
This is a virtual event
This is a free event.
Aug
14
Master Prometheus on Kubernetes: spotting every issue without alert fatigue
Online meetup organized by Platform Engineers Copenhagen.
This is a virtual event
This is a free event.
Discover more Kubernetes events on Kube Events →
Kubernetes Call for Papers
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Kubernetes Community Days Denmark 2024
The Call For Paper was open until 16 September 2024 at UTC. More info →
Location: Copenhagen, DK
In-person conference organized by KCD Denmark.
The conference starts on the 20 November 2024.
- Apply here
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In-person conference organized by Linux Foundation.
The conference starts on the 11 December 2024.
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The Call For Paper was open until 31 August 2024 at UTC. More info →
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Online conference organized by KCD Ghana.
The conference starts on the 26 November 2024.
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Online conference organized by Conf42.
The conference starts on the 26 September 2024.
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Online conference organized by Conf42.
The conference starts on the 5 December 2024.
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The Call For Paper was open until 18 September 2024 at UTC. More info →
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
In-person conference organized by InfoQ.
The conference starts on the 18 November 2024.
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Open Source Monitoring Conference
The Call For Paper was open until 15 August 2024 at UTC. More info →
Location: Nuremberg, DE
In-person conference organized by NETWAYS.
The conference starts on the 21 November 2024.
- Apply here
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Location: Bogotá, CO
In-person conference organized by Devopsdays.
The conference starts on the 29 October 2024.
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The Call For Paper was open until 15 August 2024 at UTC. More info →
Location: Warsaw, PL
In-person conference organized by Devopsdays.
The conference starts on the 5 November 2024.
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Until next time!
— Dan
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