Gareth Rushgrove on Kubernetes as a Platform, Applications, and Security

In this podcast, Daniel Bryant sat down with Gareth Rushgrove, Director of Product Management at Snyk. Topics covered included Kubernetes as a platform, application abstractions, continuous delivery, and implementing good security practices in the cloud native space.

Why listen to this podcast:

- The value provided by Kubernetes depends on an organisation’s context. Kubernetes acts as both a series of lower-level building blocks for a platform, and also as a very powerful API for deploying and operating container-based applications.

- Kubernetes provides several useful abstractions for engineers. For example, Pods, Deployments, and Services. However, Kubernetes doesn’t have an “application”-focused abstraction. Tools such as Helm and specifications like the Cloud Native Application Bundle (CNAB) are driving innovation in this space.

- There is a large amount of open source Kubernetes tooling. This has been created by a range of vendors, groups, and individuals. Encouraging this diverse mix of participation is beneficial for the long-term health of the ecosystem.

- The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) provides a space for people to collaborate regardless of their current organisational affiliations.

- Defining appropriate standards within the cloud native space is useful for enabling interoperability and providing common foundations for others to innovate on top of.

- Security challenges within IT are socio-technical. Security teams working with cloud native technologies will benefit from continual learning, developing new skills, and researching new tools. For example, the defaults of Kubernetes aren’t necessarily secure, but this can be readily addressed with appropriate configuration.

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