William Denniss is a cloud engineer focused on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and Autopilot Compute Class. He writes about cluster management, VM optimization, failure simulations, and containerized workloads in production environments.
60 articles from this blog
Learn how to use Agent Platform's Memory Bank service with GKE and Cloud Run for agentic workloads.
Guide on creating a resource identifier for Agent Platform to use with other runtimes like GKE and Cloud Run.
Explains how to add persistent memory to an ADK trading agent using PreloadMemoryTool and session persistence.
Guide to deploying an ADK agent to Agent Platform using a Python script and configuring environment variables.
Building a stock-trading AI agent using Google's ADK framework, Gemini API, and Alpaca for paper trading.
A guide to using 'vibe coding' with AI to build your first iOS app, starting with product specification and prompt creation.
A technical guide on upgrading a Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) cluster to use the new Autopilot Compute Class feature.
A technical guide on programmatically purchasing Google Cloud spend-based Committed Use Discounts (CUDs) using the procurement API and gcloud CLI.
A technical guide on deploying Arm workloads on Google Kubernetes Engine using C4A and C4D Compute Classes.
A guide to simulating a zonal failure on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Autopilot using kubectl commands and a custom script.
A guide to installing Windows 11 on older, unsupported MacBooks, bypassing hardware checks and installing necessary drivers.
A guide to running Docker-in-Docker workloads securely on GKE Autopilot using the gVisor sandbox, including cluster configuration steps.
A technical guide on deploying DeepSeek's open reasoning AI models on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) using vLLM and a Gradio interface.
Introducing the Kubernetes History Inspector, an open-source tool for visualizing cluster events and logs in a detailed timeline.
Explains the shift from embedded WebViews to system browsers for OAuth flows, as defined in RFC 8252, focusing on security and usability.
How to use Kubernetes Vertical Pod Autoscaler (VPA) in advisory mode to get resource recommendations for your pods.
A guide to using Vertical Pod Autoscaling (VPA) on GKE Autopilot to automatically adjust container CPU and memory requests based on usage.
Explains Google Kubernetes Engine Autopilot's new node-based pricing model and how to use it with custom compute classes for cost optimization.
A tutorial on deploying a Stable Diffusion text-to-image model as a microservice using RayServe on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Autopilot.
A guide to running Stable Diffusion's AUTOMATIC1111 WebUI on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Autopilot using a Google Deep Learning Container.
