SIG Multicluster Intro - Paul Morie, Red Hat & Jeremy Olmsted

The presentation discusses ongoing projects in the Kubernetes SIG related to multi-cluster services and the work API. The focus is on finding the right API surface for a single cluster to have work applied within it before doing higher level things. The presentation also emphasizes the importance of input from the community to contribute to the ongoing projects.

• Multi-cluster services are a building block for applications on Kubernetes
• The work API takes a different approach by shipping a collection of resources instead of individual resources
• The focus is on finding the right API surface for a single cluster to have work applied within it before doing higher level things
• Input from the community is important to contribute to the ongoing projects

The multi-cluster services API allows a single service to span or be consumed by multiple clusters as though it is local to that cluster. The experience of the consumer is always the same, no matter what the implementation does. The end goal is to have a multi-cluster equivalent service that spans all of your clusters but can be consumed in the exact same way as a cluster-local service.

SIG-Multicluster is focused on solving common challenges related to the management of many Kubernetes clusters, across multiple cloud providers (so-called hybrid cloud) and applications deployed across many clusters. In the introduction, we'll give attendees an overview of the current status of the multi-cluster problem space in Kubernetes and of the SIG. We’ll discuss current thinking around best practices for multi-cluster deployments and what it means to be part of a ClusterSet. Then we’ll highlight current SIG projects, focused use cases, and ideas for what’s next. Most importantly, we’ll provide information on how you can get involved either as a contributor or as a user who wants to provide feedback about the SIG's current efforts and future direction. Bring your questions, problems, and ideas - help us expand the multi-cluster Kubernetes landscape.