2025-09-20 –, 101 (Capacity 48)
In cloud-native environments, application performance often degrades due to contention over shared resources such as CPU caches and memory bandwidth. Current container technologies lack mechanisms to isolate these resources, which compels operators to maintain low utilization by scaling out their deployments.
This session explores strategies used by hyperscalers like Google and Alibaba Cloud to mitigate such performance interference. We will review their published methodologies, extracting key principles that could guide the development of a Kubernetes-native performance isolator. Participants will gain insights into the design trade-offs and operational impacts of these tools. Additionally, we will discuss integration strategies for deploying such isolators in existing Kubernetes environments, aiming to optimize resource utilization while preserving application performance.
Beginner - no experience needed
Dr. Jonathan Perry is a maintainer of the OpenTelemetry Network Collector and CEO of Unvariance, which develops tools to detect and mitigate noisy neighbors. He received his PhD from MIT in mitigation of noisy neighbors in datacenter networks, then founded Flowmill, where he developed eBPF-based network monitoring tools prior to the company's acquisition by Splunk. He is based in Austin, Texas.