Bangalore Apache Airflow® Meetup at Cloudera!

Meet up with fellow Airflow users at Cloudera's Bangalore Office for an afternoon of awesome talks and networking.

This is the perfect opportunity to get to know like-minded Airflow users, partners, and company experts, and learn how customers are utilizing Airflow within their organizations.

AGENDA

• 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM: Arrival & Settling In
• 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM: Presentation- Breaking the Connection: Why Airflow Tasks No Longer Touch the Database
• 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM: Talk 2
• 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Talk 3
• 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM: Networking & Snacks

PRESENTATIONS

Breaking the Connection: Why Airflow Tasks No Longer Touch the Database

• Speaker: Amogh Desai, Senior Sofware Engineer at Astronomer, & Apache Airflow PMC Member

The Problems You Face Today:
Running Airflow tasks has always come with hidden challenges. Your task code has unrestricted access to Airflow's internal database, creating security risks you might not even know about. As your workflows grow, you hit scaling limits because every task creates its own database connection. And, if you've ever struggled with dependency conflicts between your code and Airflow's requirements, you're not alone.

Our Solution:
We've completely reimagined how tasks execute in Airflow with AIP-72. Instead of your code running directly inside Airflow's processes, we've created a secure, isolated environment where your tasks run safely while communicating for any needs with Airflow through a lean API. Think of it as putting your tasks in their own secure sandbox.

What This Means for You:

• Run tasks anywhere - on your laptop, in the cloud, or on secure remote systems
• No more dependency hell - your task dependencies won't conflict with Airflow’s dependencies
• Better security by default - your code can't access sensitive Airflow internals
• Simpler development - focus on your business logic, not Airflow's complexities

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AGENDA

• 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM: Arrival & Settling In
• 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM: Talk 1
• 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM: Talk 2
• 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Talk 3
• 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM: Networking & Snacks