annual-report-2024.md

2024 Annual Report: WG Data Protection

Current initiatives and Project Health

1. What work did the WG do this year that should be highlighted?

• KEPs being worked on:

  • Prevent unauthorized volume mode conversion moved to GA in 1.30: https://kubernetes.io/blog/2024/04/30/prevent-unauthorized-volume-mode-conversion-ga/
  • Volume Group Snapshot moved to Beta in 1.32: https://kubernetes.io/blog/2024/12/18/kubernetes-1-32-volume-group-snapshot-beta/
  • Changed Block Tracking KEP was merged and implementation is in progress: kubernetes/enhancements#4082
    • https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/tree/master/keps/sig-storage/3314-csi-changed-block-tracking
    • container-storage-interface/spec#551
    • https://github.com/kubernetes-csi/external-snapshot-metadata

• Work in progress whitepaper:

  • Best Practice for Applications for Data Protection

• KubeCon updates

  • KubeCon NA 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HgFYkhIoyM
  • KubeCon EU 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rfMgYRNoPo

2. Are there any areas and/or subprojects that your group needs help with (e.g. fewer than 2 active OWNERS)?

• If more end users/companies can attend our meetings, provide feedback, and contribute to design/implementation of the features we are working on, that will be great.

Operational

Operational tasks in wg-governance.md:

• README.md reviewed for accuracy and updated if needed
• WG leaders in sigs.yaml are accurate and active, and updated if needed
• Meeting notes and recordings for 2024 are linked from README.md and updated/uploaded if needed
• Updates provided to sponsoring SIGs in 2024 - $sig-name - links to email, meeting notes, slides, or recordings, etc - $sig-name - links to email, meeting notes, slides, or recordings, etc -