Feb 22 · 4 min read · Every DevOps engineer knows the thrill of watching Kubernetes scale up effortlessly to meet demand. We set our Horizontal Pod Autoscalers (HPAs) to a target CPU utilization—say, 75%—and marvel as our
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Feb 21 · 11 min read · Repository Link: https://github.com/sachindumalshan/gitops-repo.git Architecture Overview Here is the system level architecture. Google Cloud (GKE) │ ├── Kubernetes Cluster (gitops-cluster) │ ├── de
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Feb 13 · 6 min read · Kubernetes Autoscaling Guide: HPA, VPA, and Cluster Autoscaler Kubernetes autoscaling is essential for maintaining application performance while optimizing resource costs. This comprehensive guide explores three primary autoscaling mechanisms: Horizo...
Join discussionFeb 12 · 10 min read · Why Default HPA Metrics Fail Modern Workloads The standard Kubernetes HPA implementation defaults to CPU utilization as its primary metric, with an 80% target threshold and a 15-second metric resolution from the metrics-server. This configuration ass...
Join discussionJan 29 · 3 min read · Preparing for the HPE6‑A85 exam becomes dramatically easier when you practice realistic questions with clear explanations. Memorizing answers may help temporarily — but understanding why an answer is correct is what builds the confidence needed for A...
Join discussionJan 13 · 3 min read · If you’re just starting out with Kubernetes, you’ve probably realized that "scaling" is one of its biggest selling points. But then you look at the documentation and see HPA, VPA, and KEDA. Which one should you use? 1. Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA)...
Join discussionDec 14, 2025 · 6 min read · A practical guide to implementing automated incident recovery in Kubernetes on AWS In production Kubernetes environments, failures are inevitable. The difference between resilient and fragile systems is how quickly they recover. This article demonst...
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Nov 2, 2025 · 4 min read · So, your application is getting popular! Congratulations! But with popularity comes responsibility: ensuring your application can handle the increased load without crashing. In the Kubernetes world, that's where the Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA) st...
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Sep 21, 2025 · 8 min read · 1. Introduction One of the coolest features of Kubernetes is that it automatically scales your application based on demand. Imagine you have an app running smoothly with 2 Pods, but suddenly traffic spikes. Instead of manually adding more Pods, Kuber...
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Sep 14, 2025 · 9 min read · In modern cloud-native environments, scalability isn’t a luxury — it’s a survival skill. Kubernetes makes scaling workloads and infrastructure seamless, but the real magic happens when you combine pod-level and node-level autoscaling strategies. In t...
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