Merge v0.8.0 to integration

[walterlopatka]

Description

Merging main (v0.8.0) back to integration so that integration.

Note: VERSION in integration should be updated to v0.9.0.dev, but that can be done in a subsequent PR.

Type of change

• [ ] Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)
• [ ] New feature (non-breaking change that adds new functionality)
• [ ] Breaking change (bug fix or new feature that breaks existing functionality)
• [ ] Third-party dependency update
• [ ] Documentation additions or improvements
• [x] Code quality improvements to existing code or test additions/updates

Applicable issues

N/A

CORTX image version requirements

N/A

How was this tested?

Ran deploy/destroy, plus some S3 I/O

Checklist

• [x] The change is tested and works locally.
• [ ] New or changed settings in the solution YAML are documented clearly in the README.md file.
• [x] All commits are signed off and are in agreement with the CORTX Community DCO and CLA policy.

If this change requires newer CORTX or third party image versions:

• [ ] The image fields in solution.example.yaml have been updated to use the required versions.
• [ ] The appVersion field of the Helm chart has been updated to use the new CORTX version.

If this change addresses a CORTX Jira issue:

• [ ] The title of the PR starts with the issue ID (e.g. CORTX-XXXXX:)