Automate Kubernetes Workloads with Ansible

Michael Hrivnak

B.1.017 - Monday 4th February 2019 - 17:30 → 18:25

Have you longed for a simple yet powerful way to automate workloads on Kubernetes?
Ansible, the familiar IT automation tool, makes it easier than ever to automate your cluster.
This talk introduces two practical ways to define and provision complex applications using Ansible Automation with Kubernetes.

The Automation Broker allows users to leverage Ansible Automation to define and orchestrate applications, making them available for self-service provisioning in the Service Catalog.

The Ansible Operator allows users to actively manage the full lifecycle of an application by defining management behaviors with Ansible; the Operator handles everything else.

In this session you will learn:

  • How to define and deploy your application on Kubernetes using Ansible.
  • How to publish your own applications in the Kubernetes Service Catalog.
  • How to create a Kubernetes Operator using Ansible.

Speaker Info

Michael Hrivnak is a Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat.
After leading development of early registry and distribution technology for container images, he became involved with solving real-world orchestration problems on Kubernetes.
He now works on the Automation Broker and Operator SDK, projects that automate application management on Kubernetes by incorporating tools such as Ansible and Helm.
Experienced in both software and systems engineering, Michael is excited to be writing software for systems engineers.