Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Knowledge

Kip Landergren

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My Google Kubernetes Engine knowledge base explaining the core product offering and feature differentiation.

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Overview

Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) is Google’s managed Kubernetes offering built on top of Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Multiple versions of Kubernetes customized for GKE deployment are available, with customizations targeted mainly at enterprise workloads requiring an improved SLA or better reliability guarantees. Additional configuration options, like HTTP Load Balancing via Google Cloud Load Balancer, incorporate the use of other Google Cloud products.

Notably the control plane is entirely managed by Google, removing the need for configuration and maintenance of a HA master node setup.

Core Idea

Provide the ability to easily provision, manage, and scale a Kubernetes cluster built on top of Google Cloud Platform.

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