Istio in Action: Global Request Routing for Seamless Data Locality

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Author's Name

Arthur Busser (@ArthurBusser) & Baudouin Herlicq

Author's Bio

Arthur and Baudouin are SREs at Pigment, a cloud-native, data-intensive, and global application.

Expected time

Standard talk (~ 15 25 min)

Language

• French
• English

Abstract

Data locality has grown in importance due to regulations like GDPR and CCPA, necessitating user data to reside in specific jurisdictions. Addressing these requirements while maintaining a consistent user experience across regions presents a technical challenge.

This session will detail how Pigment utilized Kubernetes and Istio to address these demands. Attendees will discover Pigment’s approach to achieving data locality through Istio-based request routing, the implementation of custom headers for routing decisions, and the development of an Envoy middleware to manage edge cases.

By highlighting real-world challenges and solutions, this presentation aims to provide insights into managing data locality in a multi-cluster environment using service mesh technologies.

[busser]

The talk is 25 min long, not 15