September 2018 Summaries

Astronomer's v0.6.0 release introduces the significant capability of integrating with CI/CD pipelines through service accounts, addressing a popular customer demand. This new feature allows seamless deployment of DAGs using continuous integration and delivery tools such as GitLab, GitHub, and Bitbucket, thanks to automatic authentication via the platform's API. Additionally, all images, including the Airflow image, have been updated to run on the latest Alpine 3.8 environment. The development team remains committed to regular updates and encourages users to follow their roadmap for future features.

Astronomer has released version 0.5.0 of its platform, introducing key enhancements to deployment processes and monitoring capabilities. This update includes the introduction of KubernetesPodOperator, which ensures each Airflow deployment is housed within its own namespace with resource quotas, and node auto-scaling to optimize resource allocation. Database connection pooling is improved with the deployment of pgbouncer for efficient connection management across Airflow components. Grafana dashboards receive updates with new pgbouncer and nginx ingress features, alongside improved metrics and deployment-specific dropdowns. Deployment speed is enhanced by preventing unnecessary container restarts, particularly with flower, and storage efficiency is improved through optimized log management. Users interested in future developments can consult the Astronomer Roadmap guide, and demos are available upon request.