Kubernetes Podcast from Google Kubernetes Resource Orchestrator (KRO), with Jesse Butler and Nic Slattery
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Apr 1, 2025 Jesse Butler, a Principal Product Manager at AWS, and Nic Slattery, a Product Manager at Google, dive into the Kubernetes Resource Orchestrator (KRO). They discuss KRO's mission to simplify resource management for developers and platform admins, emphasizing its user-friendly approach and integration with Custom Resource Definitions. The conversation touches on the challenges of navigating the Kubernetes ecosystem and the role of open-source collaboration in enhancing orchestration. They also compare KRO with traditional tools, showcasing its flexibility and efficiency.
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KRO Solves Orchestration Challenges
- Most customers build internal developer platforms on Kubernetes but struggle with the orchestration layer.
- KRO offers a Kubernetes-native way to group resources, simplifying platform building and service consumption.
AWS Customer Challenges
- AWS customers faced similar orchestration issues, writing custom controllers for resource grouping.
- KRO aims to simplify this by providing a single, Kubernetes-native solution.
Importance of Resource Grouping
- Resource grouping in Kubernetes is important for creating higher-level abstractions.
- This simplifies complex deployments and management for both developers and platform admins.