Name: PRO Session (CloudX): Strategies for Mitigating Performance Interference in Cloud-Native Systems
Start: 2025-09-04T10:30:00-0700
End: 2025-09-04T10:55:00-0700

Thursday September 4, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT

CloudX -- Main Stage

Jonathan Perry, Unvariance, CEO

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.

Speakers

Jonathan Perry

CEO, Unvariance

Dr. Jonathan Perry is a maintainer of the OpenTelemetry eBPF network collector and CEO of Unvariance, which develops tools to detect and mitigate noisy neighbors. At MIT, he built systems to enhance efficiency and reduce response times by mitigating network contention. Jonathan previously... Read More →

Thursday September 4, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
CloudX -- Main Stage

CloudX

Talk Type PRO Session
Tracks SRE / DevOps and Platform Engineering (CloudX), CloudX, Cloud Infrastructure Design and Architecture (CloudX)
In-Person/Virtual In Person

API World + CloudX + DataWeek 2025

Jonathan Perry

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API World + CloudX + DataWeek 2025

Jonathan Perry

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