Configuration in a World of Containers

Kubernetes provides the infrastructure to schedule and manage Docker containers in cloud and datacenter environments. It is a powerful mechanism that simplifies deployment, maintenance and scaling of applications.

This session explores the topic of configuration and container management. We will discuss how traditional configuration systems make it easier to configure and manage a cluster, their role in container based application definition, and the evolving nature of declarative application definitions.

Chris Crall is in Product Management at Google, working on configuration and deployment for Google Cloud. He is responsible for the tools used by customers to deploy and manage Google Cloud Platform resources. Before joining Google in 2013 Chris worked in Microsoft Azure. Chris' career has covered the spectrum of developer, architect and PM in distributed computing, security and cloud. He's worked for Hewlett-Packard, Commerce One, Microsoft, and now calls Google home.