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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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Gke Nap Vs AWS Karpenter: Production Tradeoffs and Workflow

GKE NAP offers zero-config reliability for Google Cloud users.

June 4, 2026 JR

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GKE NAP offers zero-config reliability for Google Cloud users, while Karpenter provides flexibility for AWS environments with spot instances and custom node templates.

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Hiring Platform Engineers in 2026: What Works in Production

Focus on proven cloud-native skills, hands-on troubleshooting.

June 3, 2026 JR

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Focus on proven cloud-native skills, hands-on troubleshooting, and clear expectations to attract and retain effective platform engineers.

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Choosing Master and Worker Nodes for Production Kubernetes

Use dedicated, high-availability master nodes with isolated resources and standardized worker nodes sized for workload demands.

June 2, 2026 JR

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Use dedicated, high-availability master nodes with isolated resources and standardized worker nodes sized for workload demands.

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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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