Container Storage Is More Than Persistent Volumes - Moritz Wanzenböck

This talk provides an in-depth overview of the Container Storage Interface (CSI) and its capabilities, highlighting advanced features such as snapshots and storage topology optimization that many storage providers have integrated. The speaker aims to inform users about the storage features currently available beyond default settings, using the Piraeus Datastore project as a case study. Key topics include managing snapshots and backups, optimizing volume affinity, and monitoring volume health, with insights into potential future enhancements. Moritz Wanzenböck, a maintainer of the Piraeus project and an expert in software-defined storage solutions at LINBIT, shares his extensive knowledge of cloud infrastructure and automation.