If you ask 10 DBAs in a conference about putting data on Kubernetes, most will say that’s a bad idea – Divine.

Divine is an advocate for data on Kubernetes, and a Data on Kubernetes Ambassador.

Shivadeep, on the other hand, as an Oracle DBA, traditionally believed that containers and Kubernetes weren't suitable for persistent workloads like databases.

And that’s rightly so because it was originally designed to be stateless. But he didn’t know a lot had changed.

With no prior experience in containers, Kubernetes, or NodeJS, Shivadeep embarked on a challenging project to build a scalable Pacman game. This journey not only helped him learn new technologies but also changed his perspective on using Kubernetes for database workloads.

Shivadeep discovered why and how Kubernetes is increasingly becoming a popular choice for running databases as well.

Shivadeep will start this talk sharing his story of learning and exploration, highlighting:

• How he containerized and deployed the PACMAN Game application on Kubernetes
• How he connected it to an Oracle DB on Container as well as on-prem Oracle database via CMAN

To make the session even more engaging, Shivadeep will provide a hands-on opportunity for attendees to try out the Pacman game!

Towards the end of the talk, Divine will share how DBAs can evolve to manage databases on Kubernetes.

Currently the Founder of EverythingDevOps, Divine Odazie is a Developer Relations Professional and Technical Writer with over 5+ years of experience in Technology and a track record in Backend Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Native and Developer Relations on a global scale. He has given talks/workshops at developer conferences like Open Source Summit Europe, KubeCon North America, Cloud Native Rejekts, and Ansible Contributor Summit. He also supports the cloud native community in Africa as a KCD (Kubernetes Community Days) Organizer, and other communities empowering Africa with Technology.

Shivadeep Gundoju is a seasoned database administrator at ING Netherlands , who loves to automate everything around databases and its Infrastructure. He holds a Master's degree in Computing Systems & Infrastructure and excited to explore Oracle and other RDBMS on containers/Kubernetes.