Archive of posts with category 'Guide'

Kubernetes PSI Metrics GA: Pressure-Based Alerts for EKS Operators

Kubernetes 1.36 promoted PSI metrics to GA in May 2026. That is a small-looking observability change with a practical message: average CPU and memory graphs do not tell you when...

EKS Backup and Restore with Velero: Least-Privilege DR for Kubernetes

AWS published a fresh EKS and Velero backup guide on May 12, 2026. The important part is not that Velero exists. Most Kubernetes teams know that. The useful part is...

Karpenter ARC Zonal Shift: EKS AZ Failure Runbook for Platform Teams

AWS added Karpenter support for Amazon Application Recovery Controller zonal shift on May 12, 2026. For EKS operators, that changes an AZ incident from a load-balancer-only discussion into a node...

Amazon EKS 1.30 Extended Support Deadline: Upgrade Planning Before July 23, 2026

Amazon EKS 1.30 reaches the end of extended support on July 23, 2026. If you still have production clusters on 1.30, the upgrade is no longer a “later this quarter”...