The Karpenter Effect: Redefining Kubernetes Operations, with Tanat Lokejaroenlarb

Tanat Lokejaroenlarb shares the complete journey of replacing EKS Managed Node Groups and Cluster Autoscaler with AWS Karpenter. He explains how this migration transformed their Kubernetes operations, from eliminating brittle upgrade processes to achieving significant cost savings of €30,000 per month through automated instance selection and AMD adoption.You will learn:How to decouple control plane and data plane upgrades using Karpenter's asynchronous node rollout capabilitiesCost optimization strategies including flexible instance selection, automated AMD migration, and the trade-offs between cheapest-first selection versus performance considerationsScaling and performance tuning techniques such as implementing over-provisioning with low-priority placeholder podsPolicy automation and operational practices using Kyverno for user experience simplification, implementing proper Pod Disruption BudgetsSponsorThis episode is sponsored by StormForge by CloudBolt — automatically rightsize your Kubernetes workloads with ML-powered optimizationMore infoFind all the links and info for this episode here: https://ku.bz/T6hDSWYhbInterested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more.