pipeline multiple updates

• updated workflow rules
• updated job names
• updated container versions
• added a template for gke-initialization

added 55 commits

• a68292f6...6b140e9c - 54 commits from branch staging
• 9d8d080b - Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/staging' into just-a-test

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mentioned in commit 00489176

merged