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Kubernetes Podcast from Google
Kubernetes Resource Orchestrator (KRO), with Jesse Butler and Nic Slattery
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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- Kubernetes Resource Orchestrator (KRO) simplifies management and deployment of Kubernetes resources by using a user-friendly Resource Graph Definition format.
- The introduction of Jobsets provides an open-source API for cohesive management of distributed jobs, enhancing workload optimization and resource utilization.
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Introduction to Kubernetes Resource Orchestrator (KRO)
Kubernetes Resource Orchestrator (KRO) is a new cloud agnostic tool designed to simplify the grouping and management of Kubernetes resources for developers and platform administrators. By addressing the challenges of orchestration in Kubernetes, KRO enables platform teams to define repeatable patterns for resource consumption, enhancing the user experience for internal developers or data scientists. This initiative arose from discussions among professionals at leading cloud providers, fostering a collaborative effort to solve common problems faced in Kubernetes resource management. The resultant tool offers a mechanism to group all necessary resources, making deployment and maintenance more manageable and streamlined.
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