December 2024 monthly summary for percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator focused on performance tunability for Azure-backed storage. Delivered Azure storage operation tuning with configurable block size and concurrency, exposed via environment variables and CRD, enabling customers to optimize backups and binlog uploads. The changes ensure the Azure storage client applies these settings during object uploads, improving throughput and reliability. No major bugs fixed this month; effort was dedicated to feature delivery and reliability groundwork. Impact: customers can tailor storage performance to workload, reducing backup times and improving storage cost efficiency. Technologies demonstrated include Kubernetes operator development, CRD-driven configuration, Go code changes, and Azure SDK integration.