GKE 10 Year Anniversary, with Gari Singh

In this episode of the Kubernetes Podcast from Google, hosts Kaslin Fields and Abdel Seguiwar discuss recent news in the Kubernetes and cloud-native ecosystem, including Knative reaching CNCF graduation, updates to LLMD and VLLM for large language models, the CNCF's Certified Mecherie Contributor certification, and Headlamp's integration with Carpenter. The main segment features an interview with Gari Singh, an Outbound Product Manager for GKE, who reflects on the 10-year anniversary of Google Kubernetes Engine. They discuss the evolution of GKE, its focus on simplifying Kubernetes infrastructure, and its shift towards supporting diverse workloads like AI. Gari shares insights on the future of GKE, including leveraging AI for workload management and personalized user experiences, and expresses his desire for faster cluster startup times.