Operationalizing Kubernetes Sidecars in Production at Salesforce

Explore how Salesforce operationalizes Kubernetes sidecars in production in this 27-minute conference talk from KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2021. Dive into the world of mutating admission webhooks and their crucial role in Kubernetes clusters. Learn about Salesforce's open-source framework for sidecar injection and the challenges they faced in implementing webhooks. Discover the Hyperforce architecture and how Salesforce utilizes mutating admission webhooks for critical infrastructure services. Gain insights into their custom operator for rolling sidecar updates and obtain a comprehensive recipe for developing, maintaining, and running highly available admission webhooks in production environments. Examine alternative approaches to sidecar management, scalability challenges, and potential solutions for large-scale deployments.