Kubernetes’ Push to the Edge Shows Innovation, Challenges

Kubernetes continues to proliferate across the cloud ecosystem, with one of its latest efforts focused on pushing the container orchestration platform further toward the edge. This is becoming more important as organizations look to extend the orchestration capabilities of Kubernetes across their cloud infrastructure and as the overall edge market sees increased service provider attention tied to 5G deployments.A recent example of this push toward the edge was Rancher Labs’ launch of its K3s platform. That platform is basically a slimmer version of Kubernetes, which is often referred to as “K8s.” That slimness is important because edge locations are more resource constrained compared with data center or network core locations.