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  • Updated: February 25, 2021

Google Introduces Kubernete Autopilot To Manage Companies Operations

Google Introduces Kubernete Autopilot To Manage Companies Op

In its bid to continue innovating in the IT space, Google Cloud has introduced Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Autopilot to manage companies' operations of container clusters and automated tools.

In the second quarter of 2020 alone, Kubernetes has been used by over 100,000 companies to get the highest level of reliability, security and scalability for their applications.

The new development is generally available today and is expected to help many businesses, simplify operations by merging cluster infrastructure, reducing the need to learn the nitty-gritty details of the cluster configuration, the company said in a blog post.

Kubernetes Autopilot will also help manage, without human interference, all of the day 2 operations of managing these clusters and their nodes, all while implementing best practices for operating and securing them. 

Autopilot automatically applies industries' best practices and can eliminate all node management operations, maximising cluster efficiency and helping to provide a stronger security posture.

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GKE Autopilot is about simplifying Kubernetes, while still giving control to users.

The GKE with the current mode referred to as standard will still remain for those who still want to customize their Kubernetes clusters configuration or manually provision and manage the cluster's node infrastructure.

Mario Kleinsasser, team leader at Strabag International while appreciating the new development said that " Reducing the complexity while getting the most out of Kubernetes is key for us and GKE Autopilot does exactly that!”

The introduction of Autopilot will implement GKE hardening guidelines and security best practices, utilizing GCP unique security features like Shielded GKE Nodes and Workload Identity. In addition, Autopilot blocks certain features deemed as less safe such as External IP Services or legacy authorization, disabling CAP_NET_RAW and restricting specific cipher suite usage. By locking down individual Kubernetes nodes, Autopilot further helps reduce the cluster's attack surface and minimizes ongoing security configuration mistakes.

Drew Bradstock, the group product manager for GKE stated that Autopilot was designed to be broadly compatible with how GKE has always worked, as well as with partner solutions.

"We designed Autopilot to be broadly compatible with how GKE has always worked, as well as with partner solutions. Out of the gate, Autopilot supports logging and monitoring from DataDog and CI/CD from GitLab. Both work just as they do in GKE today—no need to configure things differently or use sidecars. Our goal is full partner compatibility, and many more integrations are expected in the coming months."

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