This talk is from Open Source Summit 2022 Apache Airflow 2.2 introduced the concept of Deferrable Tasks that uses Python's async feature. All the Airflow sensors and poll-based operators can be hugely optimized to save tons of money by freeing up worker slots when polling. This session will cover the following topics: - Introduction to the concept of deferrable operator - Why do we need them? - When to use them? - How does it work? - Writing Custom deferrable operators & Sensors