KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2023

The Blue Brain Project (BBP) is a research initiative at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland aiming to build the world’s first biologically detailed digital reconstructions and simulations of the mouse brain. This talk presents BBP's journey into the vast Kubernetes ecosystem. It started two years ago with a plan to transition to Kubernetes and various prototypes for an on-premise cluster. During this time we gradually discovered the main components of Kubernetes and carved out the main use cases as well as the specific needs of a scientific organization. The work was done in close collaboration between developers and infrastructure maintainers. The presentation aims to lower the barriers for entry into the Kubernetes ecosystem by presenting an example of a full cluster setup that leverages automation and provides an easy-to-understand experience for end users. The goal is to have a blueprint that can be built upon and tailored for any small organization or research institute.

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Kubernetes from Scratch for Neuroscientific Research

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