Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) | Google Cloud

Google Kubernetes Engine GKE provides fully managed Kubernetes clusters on Google Cloud with Autopilot mode handling node provisioning scaling and upgrades automatically. The platform was built by Google the creators of Kubernetes and continues to benefit from Googles extensive experience running Kubernetes at scale. GKE Autopilot provisions and manages underlying infrastructure transparently charging only for Pod resources not bare nodes. Data and ML teams favor GKE for its tight integration with GCP services including BigQuery Spanner and Cloud AI.