Webinar: managing Kubernetes without an in-cluster agent
One hour on what the Kubernetes API alone gives you, what it does not, and why the answer determines how long your next tooling security review takes.
- 8 October 2026 · 14:00–15:00 UTC
- Online
- 1 speakers
What this event covers
Most Kubernetes management tools ask for a DaemonSet. This session covers what is actually available through the cluster API without one (inventory, events, metrics, RBAC, node state), and what genuinely requires in-cluster presence.
It also covers the practical side of connecting clusters that accept no inbound traffic, which is the common situation at the edge and in regulated environments.
Includes a live demonstration of connecting a cluster from scratch and reaching a full inventory.
What is Webinar: managing Kubernetes without an in-cluster agent?
One hour on what the Kubernetes API alone gives you, what it does not, and why the answer determines how long your next tooling security review takes.
What happens, and when
Resources, events, metrics API, RBAC and node conditions, and the gaps.
Higher-frequency sampling and process-level signals, and whether you need them.
ServiceAccount, ClusterRole, registration, and the inventory appearing.
Outbound-only relay connection for sites with no inbound path.
Open questions.
Who is talking
DevOpsArk Engineering
Platform engineering team
DevOpsArk
Who should attend
- Security engineers reviewing Kubernetes management tooling
- Platform engineers onboarding a large cluster fleet
- Teams running clusters with restricted network connectivity
Event questions
Partly, the live connection segment uses DevOpsArk. The first half is about the Kubernetes API itself and applies regardless of which tool you use.
Yes, and made available to registrants afterwards with a transcript.
Before or after the event
Related modules
Agentless Kubernetes
Manage clusters without installing anything
Kubernetes
Multi-cluster Kubernetes management
Security
Posture, policy and continuous verification
Related reading
Kubernetes monitoring: what to measure and why
A practical guide to Kubernetes monitoring: the cluster, node and workload signals that predict failure, the ones that only look useful, and how to alert on them without drowning.
Kubernetes security: the controls that matter most
A prioritised guide to securing Kubernetes (RBAC, pod security, network policy, secrets and supply chain) ordered by risk reduced rather than by chapter number.
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