Mission-Critical PostgreSQL Databases on Kubernetes
May 01, 2023
28 min
Free
postgresql
kubernetes
database-operations
high-availability
scalability
backup-and-restore
monitoring
stateful-sets
persistent-volumes
operators
cloud-native
database
Description
This talk addresses the increasing trend of deploying mission-critical, multi-terabyte PostgreSQL databases on Kubernetes. Karen Jex from Crunchy Data explores the changes that have made organizations comfortable with this architecture, discusses the benefits, and identifies best use cases. The presentation details how to implement robust, secure, scalable, and easily manageable database architectures on Kubernetes, covering high availability, scalability, backup and restore, and monitoring. A demonstration showcases the quick and easy deployment of a PostgreSQL cluster in Kubernetes using an operator.