This talk is dedicated to the practical experience of transitioning from the classic Istio architecture with sidecar containers to a new model - Istio Ambient Mesh. We will tell how scaling a microservice infrastructure on Kubernetes led to increased resource costs, complicated CI/CD, and delays in launching services. The search for solutions led us to implement Ambient Mesh, an architecture without sidecar containers that greatly simplifies mesh integration and reduces infrastructure costs. The presentation will detail the technical aspects of the migration: how we prepared for the transition, what challenges we faced during the implementation process, and how we managed to overcome them in cooperation with the Istio community. We will share the results, analytics, real before/after metrics, and give practical advice to teams planning to implement Ambient Mesh in production.

When human safety is at stake, technical reliability is not just a requirement. In this talk, we'll look at architecture, workloads, WebSocket solutions, Kubernetes scaling, and other technical aspects of creating an airborne alarm map. This is a story not only about code, but also about responsibility.

Kubernetes Controllers and Operators are a trending topic in conferences, interviews, and production today. I will share the story of the evolution of our Promotion (Release) system, from simple Kubernetes API REST calls to Informers and Controllers, based on my own experience. This story is particularly interesting because it serves as a great case for personal growth for you as well as for your DevOps/SRE team. It touches on Kubernetes architecture details, Networking, GitOps, IaC, Caching, development patterns, and Golang data structures. Even if you have no development experience (as is the case for most of our team), I will share how a Cursor AI assistant became yet another — though virtual — engineer on our team. Bonus: 10 years of Kubernetes & trends KubeCon24 North America.

There are many opinions regarding the deployment of databases in Kubernetes. However, the strong views of random individuals may not assist you in making the right decision for your specific situation. In this talk, you will receive a comprehensive list of problems and questions to address before moving your production database into Kubernetes. With that list, you will gain a better understanding of the associated risks, prepare for potential failures, and make an informed decision.

At the conference, I will present an approach to extending the capabilities of Kubernetes, transforming it into a fully-fledged private Cloud with support for virtualization, isolated networks, and multi-organization authentication.

There are many opinions regarding the deployment of databases in Kubernetes. However, the strong views of random individuals may not assist you in making the right decision for your specific situation. In this talk, you will receive a comprehensive list of problems and questions to address before moving your production database into Kubernetes. With that list, you will gain a better understanding of the associated risks, prepare for potential failures, and make an informed decision.

Kubernetes Controllers and Operators are a trending topic in conferences, interviews, and production today. I will share the story of the evolution of our Promotion (Release) system, from simple Kubernetes API REST calls to Informers and Controllers, based on my own experience. This story is particularly interesting because it serves as a great case for personal growth for you as well as for your DevOps/SRE team. It touches on Kubernetes architecture details, Networking, GitOps, IaC, Caching, development patterns, and Golang data structures. Even if you have no development experience (as is the case for most of our team), I will share how a Cursor AI assistant became yet another — though virtual — engineer on our team. Bonus: 10 years of Kubernetes & trends KubeCon24 North America.