Ruairí O'Reilly

Ruairí O'Reilly

Lecturer in Computer Science at Munster Technological University. Research in explainable and responsible AI, generative AI evaluation, workflow analytics and decision support.

VolumeScaler: A Kubernetes Controller for Automated PVC Scaling

Published in Journal of Open Source Software, 2026

VolumeScaler is an open-source Kubernetes controller that automates persistent-volume-claim scaling. The work focuses on improving storage management in container-orchestrated systems by detecting capacity pressure and applying controlled volume expansion without requiring manual intervention.

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Recommended citation: Ghanem, Ahmed; O'Reilly, Ruairi (2026). “VolumeScaler: A Kubernetes Controller for Automated PVC Scaling.” Journal of Open Source Software, 11(119), 8846. DOI: 10.21105/joss.08846.
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