Abdelfettah Sghiouar's guest appearances

Abdelfettah Sghiouar

Google Cloud Platform Podcast

Dave Elliott

Andrew Walker

Peter Norvig

Eric Anderson

John Bohannon

Manuel Lima

Margaret Mitchell

Jessie Frazelle

Joanna Smith

Juliet Hougland

Michelle Casbon

Jesse Houston

Mark Chmarny

Ville Aikas

Dale Markowitz

OwlTail

Kobi Magnezi

Kaslin Fields and Mark Mirchandani learn how GKE manages their releases and how customers can take advantage of the GKE release channels for smooth transitions. Guests Abdelfettah Sghiouar and Kobi Magnezi of the Google Cloud GKE team are here to explain. With releases every four months or so, Kobi tells us that Kubernetes requires two pieces to be managed with each release: the control plane and the nodes. Both are managed for the customer in GKE. The new addition of release channels allows flexibility with release updating so customers can adjust to their specific project needs. Each channel offers a different updating mix and speed, and clients choose the channel that’s right for their project. The idea for release channels isn’t a new one, Kobi explains. In fact, Google’s frequent project releases, while keeping things secure and running well, also can be customized by choosing from an assortment of channels in other Google offerings like Chrome. Our guests talk us through the process of releasing through channels and how each release marinates in the Rapid channel to be sure the version is supported and secure before being pushed to customers through other channels. We hear how release channels differ from no-channel releases, the benefits of specialized channels, and recommendations for customers as far as which channels to use with different development environments. Abdel describes real-world use cases for the Rapid, Regular, and Stable channels, the Surge Upgrade feature, and how GKE notifications with Pub/Sub helps in the updating process. Kobi talks about maintenance and exclusion windows to help customers further customize when and how their projects will update. Kobi and Abdel wrap up with a discussion of the future of GKE release channels. Kobi Magnezi Kobi is the Product Manager for GKE at Google Cloud. Abdelfettah Sghiouar Abdel is a Cloud Dev Advocate with a focus on Cloud native, GKE, and Service Mesh technologies. Cool things of the week  GKE Essentials  videos KubeCon EU 2023  site KubeCon Call for Proposals  site Kubernetes 1.24: Stargazer  site   GCP Podcast Episode 292: Pulumi and Kubernetes Releases with Kat Cosgrove  podcast   Optimize and scale your startup on Google Cloud: Introducing the Build Series  blog  Interview  Kubernetes site GKE site Autoscaling with GKE: Overview and pods video GKE release schedule  dcos Release channels  docs Upgrade-scope maintenance windows  docs Configure cluster notifications for third-party services  docs Cluster notifications  docs Pub/Sub site Agones site  What’s something cool you’re working on? Kaslin is working on  KubeCon and new episodes of  GKE Essentials. Hosts Mark Mirchandani and Kaslin Fields

<a href="https://twitter.com/kaslinfields" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kaslin Fields</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/markmirch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mark Mirchandani</a> learn how GKE manages their releases and how customers can take advantage of the GKE release channels for smooth transitions. Guests <a href="https://twitter.com/boredabdel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Abdelfettah Sghiouar</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/magnezi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kobi Magnezi</a> of the Google Cloud GKE team are here to explain. With releases every four months or so, Kobi tells us that Kubernetes requires two pieces to be managed with each release: the control plane and the nodes. Both are managed for the customer in GKE. The new addition of release channels allows flexibility with release updating so customers can adjust to their specific project needs. Each channel offers a different updating mix and speed, and clients choose the channel that’s right for their project. The idea for release channels isn’t a new one, Kobi explains. In fact, Google’s frequent project releases, while keeping things secure and running well, also can be customized by choosing from an assortment of channels in other Google offerings like Chrome. Our guests talk us through the process of releasing through channels and how each release marinates in the Rapid channel to be sure the version is supported and secure before being pushed to customers through other channels. We hear how release channels differ from no-channel releases, the benefits of specialized channels, and recommendations for customers as far as which channels to use with different development environments. Abdel describes real-world use cases for the Rapid, Regular, and Stable channels, the Surge Upgrade feature, and how GKE notifications with Pub/Sub helps in the updating process. Kobi talks about maintenance and exclusion windows to help customers further customize when and how their projects will update. Kobi and Abdel wrap up with a discussion of the future of GKE release channels. Kobi Magnezi <a href="https://twitter.com/magnezi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kobi</a> is the Product Manager for GKE at Google Cloud. Abdelfettah Sghiouar <a href="https://twitter.com/boredabdel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Abdel</a> is a Cloud Dev Advocate with a focus on Cloud native, GKE, and Service Mesh technologies. Cool things of the week <ul> <li>GKE Essentials <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIivdWyY5sqLQ3m7WJDfBdMMqO12Q0vqg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> videos</a></li> <li>KubeCon EU 2023 <a href="https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2023/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> site</a></li> <li>KubeCon Call for Proposals <a href="https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-north-america/program/cfp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> site</a></li> <li>Kubernetes 1.24: Stargazer <a href="https://kubernetes.io/blog/2022/05/03/kubernetes-1-24-release-announcement/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> site</a></li> <li> <ul> <li>GCP Podcast Episode 292: Pulumi and Kubernetes Releases with Kat Cosgrove <a href="https://www.gcppodcast.com/post/episode-292-pulumi-and-kubernetes-releases-with-kat-cosgrove/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> podcast</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Optimize and scale your startup on Google Cloud: Introducing the Build Series <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/startups/introducing-the-build-series" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> blog</a></li> </ul> Interview <ul> <li>Kubernetes <a href="https://kubernetes.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">site</a></li> <li>GKE <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">site</a></li> <li>Autoscaling with GKE: Overview and pods <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7naCIxIaV1M" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">video</a></li> <li>GKE release schedule <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-schedule" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> dcos</a></li> <li>Release channels <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/release-channels" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> docs</a></li> <li>Upgrade-scope maintenance windows <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#scope_of_maintenance_to_exclude" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> docs</a></li> <li>Configure cluster notifications for third-party services <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/tutorials/cluster-notifications-slack" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> docs</a></li> <li>Cluster notifications <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/cluster-notifications" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> docs</a></li> <li>Pub/Sub <a href="https://cloud.google.com/pubsub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">site</a></li> <li>Agones <a href="https://agones.dev/site/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">site</a></li> </ul> What’s something cool you’re working on? Kaslin is working on <a href="https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-north-america/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> KubeCon</a> and new episodes of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIivdWyY5sqLQ3m7WJDfBdMMqO12Q0vqg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> GKE Essentials</a>. Hosts Mark Mirchandani and Kaslin Fields

GKE Release Channels with Kobi Magnezi and Abdelfettah Sghiouar

Bowei Du

Hosts Anthony Bushong and Kaslin Fields welcome Bowei Du and Abdelfettah Sghiouar to talk about the Gateway Controller, a tool that helps developers use the Gateway API in GKE. Bowei starts the show with a thorough explanation of how and why the Gateway Controller was developed. Compared to tools like Ingress, Gateway Controller allows engineers to implement more expressive solutions. While providing developers with portability has been an important part of Gateway Controller, it also gives developers freedom to use non-portable features in a structured, consistent environment and helps manage tenancy across different teams. Bowei and Abdel describe the difference between Ingress and Service and how these tools fit in with Gateway Controller. Abdel walks us through how a company would use the Gateway Controller for optimal tenancy management across name spaces and how this is an improvement over Ingress and Service. He gives examples of how companies are using this new tool. We hear more about the GKE Gateway Controller and how its fully-managed deployments and integration with other Google APIs make it so easy to use. Bowei tells us how Gateway helps with the unification of mesh and non mesh environments through the standardization of noun describers in both instances. A handy edge to mesh tutorial is available to help developers. Abdelfettah Sghiouar Abdel is a Cloud Dev Advocate with a focus on Cloud native, GKE, and Service Mesh technologies. Bowei Du Bowei is tech lead on Gateway Controller and a specialist in distributed systems and networking. Cool things of the week  Strengthening your DevOps muscle  site  Interview  Kubernetes site GKE site GKE Gateway API  docs Kubernetes Gateway API site Ingress  docs Service  docs From edge to mesh: Exposing service mesh applications through GKE Ingress  docs Google Cloud Armor site Kubernetes Slack site   Slack channel: #sig-network-gateway-api   GKE Networking Recipes GitHub repo  site The evolution of Kubernetes networking with the GKE Gateway controller  blog  What’s something cool you’re working on? Kaslin is working on  KubeCon EU. Anthony is working on software supply chain security with Cloud Build. Kaslin and Anthony are working together on the  GKE Essentials Series Hosts Anthony Bushong and Kaslin Fields

Hosts <a href="https://twitter.com/agmsbusho" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anthony Bushong</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/kaslinfields" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kaslin Fields</a> welcome Bowei Du and <a href="https://twitter.com/boredabdel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Abdelfettah Sghiouar</a> to talk about the Gateway Controller, a tool that helps developers use the Gateway API in GKE. Bowei starts the show with a thorough explanation of how and why the Gateway Controller was developed. Compared to tools like Ingress, Gateway Controller allows engineers to implement more expressive solutions. While providing developers with portability has been an important part of Gateway Controller, it also gives developers freedom to use non-portable features in a structured, consistent environment and helps manage tenancy across different teams. Bowei and Abdel describe the difference between Ingress and Service and how these tools fit in with Gateway Controller. Abdel walks us through how a company would use the Gateway Controller for optimal tenancy management across name spaces and how this is an improvement over Ingress and Service. He gives examples of how companies are using this new tool. We hear more about the GKE Gateway Controller and how its fully-managed deployments and integration with other Google APIs make it so easy to use. Bowei tells us how Gateway helps with the unification of mesh and non mesh environments through the standardization of noun describers in both instances. A handy edge to mesh tutorial is available to help developers. Abdelfettah Sghiouar <a href="https://twitter.com/boredabdel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Abdel</a> is a Cloud Dev Advocate with a focus on Cloud native, GKE, and Service Mesh technologies. Bowei Du Bowei is tech lead on Gateway Controller and a specialist in distributed systems and networking. Cool things of the week <ul> <li>Strengthening your DevOps muscle <a href="https://cloudonair.withgoogle.com/events/strengthening-devops" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> site</a></li> </ul> Interview <ul> <li>Kubernetes <a href="https://kubernetes.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">site</a></li> <li>GKE <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">site</a></li> <li>GKE Gateway API <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/gateway-api" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> docs</a></li> <li>Kubernetes Gateway API <a href="https://gateway-api.sigs.k8s.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">site</a></li> <li>Ingress <a href="https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/ingress/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> docs</a></li> <li>Service <a href="https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> docs</a></li> <li>From edge to mesh: Exposing service mesh applications through GKE Ingress <a href="https://cloud.google.com/architecture/exposing-service-mesh-apps-through-gke-ingress" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> docs</a></li> <li>Google Cloud Armor <a href="https://cloud.google.com/armor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">site</a></li> <li>Kubernetes Slack <a href="https://slack.k8s.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">site</a></li> <li> <ul> <li>Slack channel: #sig-network-gateway-api</li> </ul> </li> <li>GKE Networking Recipes GitHub repo <a href="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/gke-networking-recipes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> site</a></li> <li>The evolution of Kubernetes networking with the GKE Gateway controller <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/containers-kubernetes/new-gke-gateway-controller-implements-kubernetes-gateway-api" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> blog</a></li> </ul> What’s something cool you’re working on? Kaslin is working on <a href="https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> KubeCon EU</a>. Anthony is working on software supply chain security with <a href="https://cloud.google.com/build" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cloud Build</a>. Kaslin and Anthony are working together on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIivdWyY5sqLQ3m7WJDfBdMMqO12Q0vqg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> GKE Essentials Series</a> Hosts Anthony Bushong and Kaslin Fields

GKE Gateway Controller with Bowei Du and Abdelfettah Sghiouar