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# [Why We Migrated Away from AWS EKS Auto Mode Back to Standard Mode (And How We Did It)](https://blog.devopswithpiyush.in/why-we-left-aws-eks-auto-mode?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Why we left AWS EKS Auto Mode for Standard Mode + Karpenter to regain full node lifecycle control and cut cloud costs by 40%.

Jul 22 · 8 min read · blog.devopswithpiyush.in  
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DevOps Engineer | AWS · Kubernetes · GitOps · Terraform

DevOps Engineer with ~3 years of hands-on experience designing, automating, and operating cloud-native infrastructure on AWS and Kubernetes (EKS). I specialize in Terraform-based IaC, CI/CD automation, GitOps with ArgoCD, observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, OTEL), and cloud security. I've led GCP-to-AWS migrations, built multi-environment EKS deployments for 50+ microservices, and achieved 35–40% infra cost reductions using FinOps practices. Currently working at Infra360 (Gurugram) as Associate DevOps Engineer. I write about real-world DevOps challenges, cloud-native architecture, and GitOps best practices at blog.devopswithpiyush.in. 🎓 MCA | University Institute of Technology, Bhopal 🏅 AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate 🏅 Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) | Linux Foundation

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