Feb 17 · 7 min read · Container Autoscaling: From Reactive Chaos to Predictive Control Most engineering teams discover their autoscaling strategy is broken at the worst possible moment—when traffic spikes and their containers can't scale fast enough to prevent cascading f...
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Feb 13 · 6 min read · Kubernetes Autoscaling Guide: HPA, VPA, and Cluster Autoscaler Kubernetes autoscaling has evolved significantly, and in 2025-2026, organizations are leveraging sophisticated scaling strategies to optimize resource utilization and cost efficiency. Thi...
Join discussionFeb 7 · 2 min read · Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA) In Kubernetes, scaling Pods is essential to ensure that your application can handle increased load without downtime. There are two types of Pod scaling: Vertical Pod Scaling (VPA) Horizontal Pod Scaling (HPA) 1️⃣ ...
Join discussionNov 29, 2025 · 14 min read · Your autoscaler is a liar. It promises to scale your workloads when demand spikes, but in production, when revenue is on the line, it chokes. The HorizontalPodAutoscaler (HPA) controller loop runs every 15 seconds, metrics-server takes another 30 sec...
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May 16, 2025 · 10 min read · Prerequisites: This blog is intended for readers who are familiar with Azure and its services. INTRODUCTION Virtualization played a key part in transforming our work lives whether in terms of productivity, reliability, connectivity & cost. One such s...
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Apr 1, 2025 · 13 min read · Original Article Can be Found At https://ncsham.in/posts/prometheus-adapter/ Introduction In K8s, we normally do horizontal scaling decisions via the help of HPA manifest i.e Horizontal Pod AutoScaling. Inorder to first implement HPA, we need to ha...
Join discussionFeb 20, 2025 · 2 min read · Warnings related to "FailedGetResourceMetric" can include the following: failed to get cpu utilization: unable to get metrics for resource cpu: no metrics returned from resource metrics API failed to get cpu utilization: did not receive metrics fo...
Join discussionJan 24, 2025 · 7 min read · Kubernetes Autoscaling: How It Works, Why It Matters, and the Latest Tools Autoscaling in Kubernetes is one of the most critical features enabling cloud-native applications to handle variable workloads efficiently. It ensures optimal resource utiliza...
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Jan 13, 2025 · 5 min read · Effective resource management is an indispensable element in modern distributed systems, particularly for applications requiring high availability and cost efficiency. Kubernetes, a ubiquitous container orchestration platform, offers robust autoscali...
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Dec 29, 2024 · 6 min read · Horizontal Pod Auto-Scaler (HPA) As this is my 50th blog, here’s a detailed exploration of Kubernetes Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA) and how it simplifies scaling and scheduling. Steps to utilize the Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA) for pods in Kuber...
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