Edge computing is becoming increasingly popular thanks to the growing availability of public cloud and bare-metal providers offering flexible and affordable access to edge resources around the globe. This technical presentation introduces a new open source solution for the automation and orchestration of large-scale deployments of Kubernetes clusters at the far edge based on OpenNebula, Rancher and K3s. This case study includes a demo showcasing how this model provides an innovative approach for managing edge applications at scale, including the automatic registration of K3s clusters and GitOps-based management via Fleet. This talk is relevant for CTOs, IT Infrastructure Managers, Cloud Administrators, and Solutions Architects with basic knowledge about cloud computing and DevOps who are interested in large-scale edge application deployments based on Kubernetes, or who are involved in the design, deployment and management of edge clouds and distributed infrastructures, including automation, scaling and infrastructure as code operations.
Managing large-scale Kubernetes deployments at the far edge
Objective of the presentation:
Despite its growing popularity, to a large extent, the edge computing ‘revolution’ lacks real-world references and technical experiments that illustrate the huge potential of this new technological paradigm, especially when using mobile edge resources and small IoT devices that are located very close to the end-user. This case study demonstrates the great potential of combining K3s with other open source technologies for the management of large-scale deployments at the far edge (e.g. on board of trains).
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