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Unleashing the Power of Init Containers: Reducing Database Management Toil at Yelp - Muhammad Junaid Muzammil, Yelp
Wednesday April 2, 2025 16:15 - 16:45 BST
Level 1 | Hall Entrance S10 | Room D
Init containers are specialized containers that are launched during pod initialization and complete their tasks before the main containers in the pod start. But how do they unleash their potential in real-life situations, particularly when it comes to database management?
At Yelp, we run several Cassandra clusters in production on Kubernetes. Init containers have been instrumental in transforming the operational efficiency for managing these Cassandra clusters, especially during horizontal scaling, upgrades, and restoring clusters from backups. Join us to explore the strategic use of init containers by the Database Reliability Engineering team at Yelp.
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Muhammad Junaid Muzammil

Tech Lead, Yelp
Muhammad Junaid Muzammil is a Tech Lead in the Database Reliability Engineering team at Yelp. His primary focus is on distributed datastores like Cassandra and Zookeeper, including their interactions and automation. Outside of work, you'd find him playing different games with his... Read More →
Wednesday April 2, 2025 16:15 - 16:45 BST
Level 1 | Hall Entrance S10 | Room D
  Data Processing + Storage

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