Anchal Jain
Senior Staff DevOps Engineer at Palo Alto Networks
Gurugram, India
Actions
Highly organized and lively DevOps Engineer with 5 years of hands-on experience supporting, automating, and optimizing mission-critical deployments, leveraging configuration management, CI/CD, and DevOps processes. Always striving to learn and improve, and take great pride in delivering innovative solutions that exceed expectations.
Area of Expertise
Topics
Unlocking the Power of Multi-Tenancy in ArgoCD: A Journey with Expedia Group's Compute Platform
An exclusive dive into the innovative approach taken by Expedia's platform team in revolutionizing ArgoCD governance for multi-tenancy. Explore streamlined permissions via Argo CD Projects—Global, Default, and GitOps-driven Override Projects redefine control, eliminating arduous conversions. No exceptions—every app, even plugins, follows a standardized process. Our Kubernetes-based platform orchestrates workloads efficiently. Learn GitOps' power in defining overridable projects, enabling flexible deployments across namespaces. Embrace resiliency with active-active Argo CD instances for regional release safety. Explore Island Architecture challenges—balance user powers, protect against modifications, and ensure fair resource use. Delve into our exception process, overcoming multi-tenancy challenges while maintaining control.
This session promises a paradigm shift, offering practical solutions for DevOps communities and tech companies.
Unveiling the Hidden Challenges: Navigating Cloud Scaling and Service Mesh Bottlenecks
In the DevOps World, challenges often reveal themselves in unexpected ways. Through my session, I would share our team's journey in addressing intricate complexities in cloud scaling. I will dive into our journey, where we deciphered two critical problems—persistent 503 errors and Kubernetes' increased latency—unravelling a cascade of issues like pod crashes. I will shed light on the intricate relationship between Istio's convergence, scaling, and proxy configurations, and how Kubernetes' API server plays a pivotal role. Discovering how judicious scaling strategies, node optimization, and smarter tool interactions fortified our ecosystem. Our story isn't just about problems, but a testament to the resilience and adaptability of DevOps in surmounting unexpected complexities.
**Key Takeaways:**
- Uncover the intricate interplay between Istio's 503 errors and Kubernetes' latency, leading to pod failures.
- Learn how scaling applications impact Istio's convergence time and proxy configuration updates.
- Explore strategies for smarter scaling, resource optimization, and improving tool interactions.
- Discover practical insights into optimizing Kubernetes' API server performance.
- Gain a deeper understanding of cluster size implications, node consolidation, and proactive monitoring.
- Embrace the power of resilience and agility in navigating unforeseen cloud scaling challenges.
**Conclusion:**
Our journey through cloud scaling and service mesh intricacies serves as a guide for DevOps professionals facing unexpected challenges. By sharing our experiences and solutions, I aim to empower others to proactively tackle complexities, fostering stronger, more efficient cloud environments.
CNCF-hosted Co-located Events Europe 2024 Sessionize Event
DevOpsDays Bengaluru Sessionize Event
EGGP Launchpad- Kubernetes 101 and RCP
101 on Kubernetes and Expedia Group's internal Platform RCP for 200 Graduate professionals.
Code Retreat: Tech Skill Builders- Kubernetes
In-Person Classroom (Instructor Led) Training on Kubernetes for Expedia Group Employees
Please note that Sessionize is not responsible for the accuracy or validity of the data provided by speakers. If you suspect this profile to be fake or spam, please let us know.
Jump to top