k0s and k0smotron at the Edge: Use-Cases

Containers and Kubernetes provide a powerful, standards-based toolkit, rooted in open source, for delivering and running applications at the Edge and centrally managing large-scale distributed infrastructure with grace, ease, and reliability. Many now agree that Kubernetes is the future for Edge and IoT. But mapping the containers+Kubernetes technology stack to unique Edge use-cases can be challenging. In this webinar, Mirantis Solution Architect Kevin Ng will discuss some of the major categories of Edge use-cases, enumerate their technical challenges, and describe how Mirantis and customers are building out a new generation of Kubernetes-native solutions to bring new fluency and simplicity to Edge operations. The focus will be on k0s – the CNCF-validated open source single binary Kubernetes distribution – and its growing set of Kubernetes operators: including k0smotron (centralized, declarative Kubernetes control plane fleet management), CAPI (declarative cloud and bare metal infrastructure management), as well as Autopilot, an operator enabling declarative configuration of automated, non-disruptive cluster updates. Among the Edge scenarios discussed will be: - Distributed retail and POS - Manufacturing control and monitoring - Scientific process management and monitoring - Distributed telecommunications - Specialized Kubernetes applications for remote field, military, and other scenarios Kevin will detail how aspects of the k0s distro, like control plane/worker separation, encrypted/authenticated worker-to-control plane connectivity, meet Edge use-case requirements for efficiency and risk reduction. He’ll also provide a ‘deep’ demo of how all the Kubernetes-native moving parts work together, simplifying bootstrapping a secure, production-ready multi-cluster Kubernetes system with k0s and k0smotron, and managing remote workers at scale.