Astronomer's the Dataflow Cast

Building the Future of Airflow Execution at Astronomer with Ian Buss and Piotr Chomiak

The evolution of orchestration in Airflow continues with innovations that address both scalability and security. From improving executor reliability to enabling remote execution, these advancements reshape how organizations manage data pipelines.

In this episode, we’re joined by Ian Buss, Principal Software Engineer at Astronomer, and Piotr Chomiak, Principal Product Manager at Astronomer, who share insights into the Astro Executor and remote execution.

 

Key Takeaways:

00:00 Introduction.

04:13 How product leadership drives scalability for enterprise needs.

08:23 Architectural changes that improve reliability and remove bottlenecks.

10:15 Metrics that enhance visibility into system performance.

12:54 The role of remote execution in addressing security requirements.

15:56 Differences between open-source solutions and managed offerings.

19:04 Broad industry adoption and applicability of remote execution.

20:39 Future advancements in language support and multi-tenancy.

 

Resources Mentioned:

Astronomer website

Apache Airflow

Airflow Slack Community

Beyond Analytics conference

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