Kubernetes Data Protection WG Intro and Deep Dive

The presentation discusses the need for data protection in Kubernetes and outlines the common use cases and modules needed to achieve this goal.

• The working group aims to define what it means to protect data in Kubernetes and propose modules for backup and recovery
• Kubernetes context involves API resources and persistent volume data
• Common use cases include protecting MySQL databases and enforcing RTO/RPO policies
• Modules needed include workload APIs, application CRB, and CSI snapshot

A common use case for data protection in Kubernetes is when a MySQL database owner wants to protect their database from common failure scenarios, such as a bad rollout or corrupted data. They may also want to migrate or expand their business to a new region and need to migrate their data. In this case, they would need to ensure their data is backed up and can be restored to a previous state.

Data Protection WG is dedicated to promoting data protection support in Kubernetes. The Working Group is working on identifying missing functionalities and collaborating across multiple SIGs to design features to enable data protection in Kubernetes. In this session, the co-chairs of this WG will discuss what is the current state of data protection in Kubernetes and where it is heading in the future. They will also talk about how interested parties (including backup and storage vendors, application developers, and end users, etc.) can join this WG and contribute to this effort. Details of the WG can be found here: https://github.com/kubernetes/community/tree/master/wg-data-protection.