DoK #62 Easy Kubernetes Volumes using Longhorn // Saiyam Pathak

Data on Kubernetes Community

Abstract of the talk…

Longhorn is a lightweight, reliable, and powerful distributed block storage system for Kubernetes. It is an open source tool that can be installed on any Kubernetes Cluster. It has features like incremental snapshots and backup that can be backed up to NFS or S3-compatible object storage. In this talk, you will learn about Longhorn, its features including backup/recovery, and how you can take maximum benefit for your persistent Kubernetes volumes. You will also be shown a UI to understand the features in a much better way.

Bio…

Saiyam is working as Director of Technical Evangelism at Civo with a focus on defining the Civo cloud platform for simplifying Kubernetes and making it accessible for developers. Previously at Walmart Labs, Oracle, and hp, Saiyam has worked on many facets of k8s including machine learning platform, scaling, multi-cloud, managed k8s services, and k8s documentation. He’s worked on implementing Rancher and Influx in different organizations. When not coding, Saiyam works on contributing to the community by writing blogs and organizing local meetups for k8s, rancher, Influx. He is also an Influx ACE, Traefik Ambassador, CNCF ambassador, and can be reached on twitter @saiyampathak.

Key take-aways from the talk…

The audience will get to know about Longhorn, what it is, its features and how to use it. If time permits I can walk through the UI that will give more insights into the Product.