GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine) – Google Cloud’s managed Kubernetes service.
Google Kubernetes Engine is a managed Kubernetes platform that leverages Google’s expertise in container orchestration. It offers autopilot and standard modes for different levels of cluster management. GKE features automatic node upgrades, node auto-repair, cluster autoscaling, and preemptible nodes for cost optimization. The service provides integrated logging and monitoring, workload identity for secure service authentication, and binary authorization for container security. It supports multi-cluster operations and includes Cloud Build integration for CI/CD.