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What does it actually take to build a managed database service on Kubernetes?

Event: KCD Budapest 2026

Location: Budapest

Room: Room 2

Dates: October 30, 2026 – October 30, 2026

Presentation: October 30, 2026 , 13:35

Link: On event website

Speaker: Kate Obiidykhata

In this talk, we walk through the real architecture behind an open source RDS built on Kubernetes—starting from a single containerized database and evolving into a production-ready platform.

We’ll cover key design decisions around storage, scaling, failover, observability, and user experience, including what worked, what failed, and what we’d do differently.

You’ll learn practical patterns for running stateful workloads on Kubernetes and how to avoid common pitfalls when building database platforms.

Whether you’re operating databases or designing developer platforms, you’ll leave with concrete ideas you can apply immediately.

Kate Obiidykhata speaking at KCD Budapest 2026

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What does it actually take to build a managed database service on Kubernetes?

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Kate Obiidykhata

Kate Obiidykhata

Senior Cloud-Native Solutions Manager with 11 years of hands-on experience across Linux security, open-source infrastructure, web hosting, and enterprise systems. Focused on supporting financial institutions, cloud providers, and multi-regional enterprises in adopting and operating secure, scalable open-source platforms in production environments.

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