A year in, Google wants its Axion processors to feel like a scheduling decision

About this episode

The episode discusses Google's Axion processors and their viability for Kubernetes workloads after a year of production use.

At KubeCon Europe, Google Cloud’s Jago Macleod and Abdel Sghiouar argued that adopting Arm for Kubernetes workloads has shifted from a complex migration to a practical, low-friction choice. After a year of production use, Google’s custom Arm-based Axion processors—powering C4A and N4A instances—are positioned as broadly viable for most containerized applications, offering strong gains in performance, cost efficiency, and energy usage compared to x86.

People in this episode

Guests: Jago Macleod, Abdel Sghiouar

Topics covered

• Google Cloud
• Kubernetes
• Arm processors
• Containerized applications
• Performance
• Cost efficiency
• Energy usage

Keywords

• Google Cloud
• Axion processors
• Kubernetes
• Arm
• C4A
• N4A
• performance
• cost efficiency
• energy usage

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Google Cloud, Kubernetes, x86

Products: Axion processors, C4A, N4A

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