Managed Kubernetes doesn’t eliminate complexity, it shifts it out of sight. In this talk, we look behind the curtain of Managed Kubernetes to show the architectural building blocks that enable Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to deliver production-ready clusters for customer workloads.

We will walk through different patterns for control plane hosting and node lifecycle management, comparing practical approaches from open source projects like Gardener, Kamaji, and Cluster API.

The session closes with a live Gardener demonstration, illustrating how the "Kubernetes on Kubernetes" model can support high-density multi-tenancy, control plane isolation, and resilient lifecycle automation.