A comprehensive technical guide to Amazon EKS covering node groups vs Fargate vs Karpenter, IRSA, Pod Identity, add-ons lifecycle, networking choices, cluster upgrades with zero downtime, EKS Anywhere, and cost optimization.
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AWS EKS Deep Dive: Managed Kubernetes on AWS -
Karpenter: Kubernetes Node Autoscaling Done Right A practical guide to Karpenter: how it differs from cluster-autoscaler, NodePool and EC2NodeClass configuration, Spot instance handling with automatic fallback, consolidation and disruption budgets, weighted NodePools for multi-tier workloads, GPU node provisioning, drift detection, and the operational patterns that reduce your EC2 bill.