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Nicholaos Mouzourakis
Staff Product Security Engineer at Gusto, working on improving authorization with Open Policy Agent. He focuses on scaling authorization in Kubernetes and optimizing OPA performance through batch queries.
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May 13, 2025
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Super-Scaling Open Policy Agent with Batch Queries, with Nicholaos Mouzourakis
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Nicholaos Mouzourakis, a Staff Product Security Engineer at Gusto, dives into the intricacies of scaling authorization within Kubernetes using Open Policy Agent (OPA). He explains how traditional approaches fall short in microservices and shares his team's journey optimizing OPA performance through batch queries for impressive efficiency gains. Nicholaos also highlights surprising interactions between Kubernetes CPU limits and Go's performance, alongside deployment strategies that ensure smooth operations in production. His unique transition from the gaming industry enriches his insights.
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