Resiliency focused proactive lifecycle management for stateful microservices in multi-cluster containerized environments

Containerization has become fundamental to deploying cloud-native applications, allowing for the packaging and independent execution of applications. This approach speeds up deployment processes and facilitates the creation of various environments for feature testing. However, the ephemeral nature of containers poses a significant challenge to data persistence, especially during container restarts or migrations across different hosts. This paper proposes a proactive zero-touch management solution for stateful microservices applications, ensuring seamless application lifecycle management. Our solution integrates seamlessly with container platforms such as Kubernetes and supports multi-cluster environments, enhancing fault tolerance and data persistence in stateful applications. The solution has been thoroughly tested on different hardware configurations in the public cloud and with our on-premises servers.