Explore the challenges and best practices of migrating distributed databases to cloud environments in this 37-minute conference talk by Yanqing Weng from Pivotal. Discover key insights on containerizing distributed databases, redesigning legacy architectures for cloud-native compatibility, and optimizing resource utilization through smart scheduling. Learn about distributing stateful workloads, improving performance with data locality, and leveraging the Operator pattern for automated database operations. Gain valuable knowledge on integrating CNCF projects to enhance distributed database usability in cloud environments. Benefit from the lessons learned during the migration of Greenplum and Apache HAWQ to Database as a Service platforms.