KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe

Ctrl-X, Ctrl-V Your Pods: WG Checkpoint Restore in Kub... Peter H, Adrian R, Radostin S & Viktória S

34:20 · 23 Mar 2026 – 26 Mar 2026 · YouTube

About this talk

This talk covers the advancements in Checkpoint/Restore technology within Kubernetes, presented by Peter Hunt and Adrian Reber from Red Hat, along with Radostin Stoyanov from the University of Oxford and Viktória Spišaková from Masaryk University. The session discusses the introduction of preliminary support for checkpointing containers in Kubernetes 1.25, as outlined in KEP 2008, and explores the ongoing efforts of the working group dedicated to enhancing Checkpoint/Restore functionalities. Attendees will gain insights into the planned roadmap, which includes features like pod-level checkpointing and potential applications in managing batch workloads, such as those used in AI model training, highlighting the future of cloud-native computing.