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Migrating Eks Workloads to Graviton: Practical Steps and Tradeoffs

June 16, 2026

Virtualkubelet in Production: When and Why It Fits

June 15, 2026

Blue/green Cluster Upgrades in Eks with External-dns

June 14, 2026

Evaluating Kubernetes Readiness in Production Workloads

June 13, 2026

Upgrading Eks Clusters in Small Teams: a Pragmatic Approach

June 12, 2026
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Integrating Vpa with Hpa and Karpenter in Production

Adding VPA to HPA and Karpenter requires careful policy configuration, resource allocation adjustments.

May 7, 2026 JR

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Adding VPA to HPA and Karpenter requires careful policy configuration, resource allocation adjustments, and monitoring to avoid conflicts and ensure stability.

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K3s in Production: Practical Considerations and Outcomes

k3s is viable for lightweight production workloads with proper planning.

May 6, 2026 JR

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k3s is viable for lightweight production workloads with proper planning, though tradeoffs exist in scalability and ecosystem support.

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Using Kubectl Create for Manifest Generation: Practical Guidance

kubectl create can generate valid manifests for learning and simple use cases but lacks scalability for complex production needs.

May 5, 2026 JR

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kubectl create can generate valid manifests for learning and simple use cases but lacks scalability for complex production needs.

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Migrating Eks Workloads to Graviton: Practical Steps and Tradeoffs

June 16, 2026

Virtualkubelet in Production: When and Why It Fits

June 15, 2026

Blue/green Cluster Upgrades in Eks with External-dns

June 14, 2026

Evaluating Kubernetes Readiness in Production Workloads

June 13, 2026

Upgrading Eks Clusters in Small Teams: a Pragmatic Approach

June 12, 2026
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I’m a Red Hatter working as a Solutions Architect, formerly a Senior Cloud Success Architect, with a focus on and passion for OpenShift and Ansible. Previous life? Cloud Advanced Technology Lead & Big Data Engineer for Lockheed Martin Space, IT/IS Data Center Manager for Lockheed Martin IS&GS, and Senior Infrastructure Designer/Administrator for the City of Gainesville & City of Alachua.

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