Loophole Labs

Last night we hosted the third DC Systems. Thanks to all 3 speakers: Shivansh V., Alperen K., and Paul Ryan.

Want to save 90% on your #aws compute costs? Shivansh V. Dan Phillips and Trezy Who will be at AWS #reinvent this week helping customers move their stateful workloads (databases, data pipelines, CI/CD, etc.) to Spot Instances without any downtime! Come hang out with us!

Want to save 90% on your #aws compute costs? Shivansh V. Dan Phillips and Trezy Who will be at AWS #reinvent this week helping customers move their stateful workloads (databases, data pipelines, CI/CD, etc.) to Spot Instances without any downtime! Come hang out with us!

Who’s going to be at #AWSreInvent in Las Vegas next week? If folks are around I’d love meet up and talk about VMs (like running them on non-metal ec2 instances with nested virtualization), #eBPF, and live workload migration (for VMs and GPUs)!

DC Systems #3 registration is now available. Got 3 speakers this time from Loophole Labs, University of Maryland, and Antithesis. https://dcsystems.xyz

🚀 Just returned from #KubeConNA2024, and I'm still buzzing with excitement! As someone new to Cloud Native technologies, I was blown away by the vibrant open-source community. Let me share the most innovative projects that caught my attention (Part 1/2): 1. Loophole Labs - Revolutionary Cloud Computing The most impressive presentation at KubeCon! This project is transforming cloud computing into a true commodity: - PVM (Pure Virtual Machine) technology running VMs without hardware acceleration - Real-time workload migration between clouds with zero downtime - Up to 90% cost savings using spot instances - Seamless movement between AWS, GCP, Azure - Native Kubernetes runtime integration Why this is revolutionary: It finally solves the fundamental challenges of cloud computing - provider lock-in, cost optimization, and cross-cloud compatibility. The ability to migrate workloads faster than cloud providers' spot instance termination notices (30-120 seconds) is mind-blowing! 2. Buildpacks - Revolutionizing Container Image Creation What impressed me most was discovering there's life beyond Dockerfiles! Buildpacks offer an elegant solution to streamline container image creation: - Automated source code analysis and build process - Standardized build lifecycle across applications - Efficient caching mechanisms - Language-specific optimizations - Seamless CI/CD integration 3. Kepler - Sustainable Cloud Computing In an era where sustainability matters more than ever, Kepler brings unprecedented visibility to energy consumption: - Granular power usage tracking at container/pod levels - eBPF-based monitoring for real-time metrics - ML models for power consumption estimation - Cross-platform support 4. COSI - Native Object Storage Interface COSI fills a crucial gap in Kubernetes: - Kubernetes-native API for object storage management - Vendor-neutral interface - Self-service model for DevOps teams - Standardized architecture Looking Forward These innovations, especially Loophole Labs' approach to commoditizing cloud infrastructure, show how open source is reshaping cloud computing. I'm inspired to dive deeper into the Cloud Native ecosystem through CNCF mentorship projects, Kubernetes SIG, or Google Summer of Code. To prepare, I'll be focusing on learning more about cloud-native technologies and Go language. #CloudNative #Kubernetes #DevOps #OpenSource #TechInnovation #Sustainability #MultiCloud

Building Reliable Cross-Cloud Kubernetes Clusters Using Spot Instances   🎯 Key Innovations:     - PVM (Pagetable Virtual Machine): Enables KVM without hardware support, allowing VM migration across cloud providers.     - Life Migration: Facilitates continuous migration of VMs, including their states, without downtime.     - Drafter Framework: Combines VM start, snapshot, and networking functionalities for seamless orchestration in heterogeneous environments.     - Architect: An API that integrates Drafter, Conduit, and PVM for comprehensive solutions in cloud computing.   💡 Notable Features:     - Continuous Snapshotting: Allows for efficient memory management during migrations, reducing downtime risk.     - Conduit: Migrates live connections seamlessly while preserving ongoing network operations.     - CPU Templates: Ensures consistent behavior of VMs across various cloud platforms.     - Open Source Solutions: Drafter, Silo, and other components are available for public use.   🛠️ Perfect for:     - Cloud Architects     - DevOps Engineers     - Kubernetes Operators     - Systems Administrators who manage multi-cloud infrastructures.   ⚡️ Impact:     - Enhanced Cost Efficiency: Spot instances can reduce costs by up to 90%.     - Improved Flexibility: Avoid vendor lock-in with easy VM migration.     - Increased Reliability: Maintain high availability even during cloud transitions, mitigating risks associated with resource interruptions.   🔍 Preview of the Talk:     Felicitas P. talk discusses revolutionary methods to build reliable cross-cloud Kubernetes clusters using cost-effective spot instances. She introduces PVM's ground-breaking capabilities that allow migration without the constraints of traditional virtualization, showcasing a live demo that highlights the potential for zero downtime during migrations. Attendees can expect to gain insights into how the Drafter framework and other open-source tools can be leveraged to create robust and flexible cloud-native solutions.  Learn more by watching the full session on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gD6CVBgH

All I can say is, prepare to have your mind blown 🤯 Felicitas P.‘s talk from #KubeCon last year is pretty famous at this point, but it doesn’t come close to what we’ll be demoing this time. Cloud-Native VMotion is here, and you’ll be able to see it *live* during this talk.

Are you into #OpenSource #virtualization, live migration, #Kubernetes, #eBPF, and bleeding-edge network migration tech? If you're at #KubeCon North America in Salt Lake City this week, don't miss my session where I'll live migrate a multi-node Kubernetes cluster without downtime between AWS, Azure, GCP, and Hetzner! This works on regular cloud VMs - no nested virtualization or bare metal required. We'll also be demonstrating for the first time how the native Kubernetes integration we Loophole Labs have been working on can live migrate regular Kubernetes pods and their network connections between cloud providers without downtime, how we can use the combination of live migration and spot instances to drastically reduce CI/CD costs, and how the underlying Drafter open source project uses PVM, a new Linux virtualization framework, to run KVM VMs on regular cloud instances without nested virtualization or emulation. Join us in the Emerging/Advanced track on Wednesday, 12 PM for live demos and a technical deep dive! The talk is filling up, so be sure to add it to your schedule: https://sched.co/1i7l2