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 Duration 21 hours

Course Outline

Introduction to AI-Enhanced Kubernetes Operations

  • The significance of AI in modern cluster operations
  • Limitations inherent in traditional scaling and scheduling logic
  • Core concepts of ML applied to resource management

Foundations of Kubernetes Resource Management

  • Fundamentals of CPU, GPU, and memory allocation
  • Comprehending quotas, limits, and requests
  • Identifying system bottlenecks and inefficiencies

Machine Learning Approaches for Scheduling

  • Supervised and unsupervised models for workload placement
  • Predictive algorithms for estimating resource demand
  • Incorporating ML features into custom schedulers

Reinforcement Learning for Intelligent Autoscaling

  • How RL agents adapt from cluster behaviour
  • Designing reward functions for maximum efficiency
  • Constructing RL-driven autoscaling strategies

Predictive Autoscaling with Metrics and Telemetry

  • Utilising Prometheus data for forecasting
  • Applying time-series models to autoscaling processes
  • Assessing prediction accuracy and tuning models

Implementing AI-Driven Optimisation Tools

  • Integrating ML frameworks with Kubernetes controllers
  • Deploying intelligent control loops
  • Extending KEDA for AI-assisted decision-making

Cost and Performance Optimisation Strategies

  • Reducing compute costs through predictive scaling
  • Enhancing GPU utilisation via ML-driven placement
  • Balancing latency, throughput, and efficiency

Practical Scenarios and Real-World Use Cases

  • Autoscaling high-load applications with AI
  • Optimising heterogeneous node pools
  • Applying ML to multi-tenant environments

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • A solid grasp of Kubernetes fundamentals
  • Experience deploying containerised applications
  • Competency in cluster operations and resource management

Audience

  • SREs managing large-scale distributed systems
  • Kubernetes operators overseeing high-demand workloads
  • Platform engineers focused on optimising compute infrastructure

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