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Your EKS Nodes Run Out of IPs, Not CPU: A Practical Guide to VPC CNI Warming and Prefix Delegation

Your EKS Nodes Run Out of IPs, Not CPU: A Practical Guide to VPC CNI Warming and Prefix Delegation

By KP  |  TZoneLabs  |  DevOps & Cloud Engineering Most engineers size EKS nodes by CPU and memory. We did too — until one day a pod sat in Pending, the node had plenty of compute free, and the events said something about failing to assign an IP. That was our introduction to the quietest … Read more

During a Production Failure, the Real Issue Is Often Not Where the Error Is Showing

During a Production Failure, the Real Issue Is Often Not Where the Error Is Showing

By KP  |  TZoneLabs  |  DevOps & Cloud Engineering Here is something nobody tells you when you start in DevOps: the error message is almost never the problem. It is just the messenger. A pod crashes — you blame the application. An API times out — you blame the network. A deployment fails — you … Read more

We Lost 3 Hours of Production Deployments Because of One Silent Node Provisioning Failure

We Lost 3 Hours of Production Deployments Because of One Silent Node Provisioning Failure

By KP  |  TZoneLabs  |  DevOps & Cloud Engineering We were in the middle of a production scaling event when everything went quiet — in the worst way possible. No crash. No alert. No obvious Kubernetes error. Just pods stuck in Pending, GitHub Actions deployment jobs timing out, and the entire team staring at dashboards … Read more

What is Kubernetes API?

kubernetes api

The Kubernetes API is a critical component of the Kubernetes ecosystem, enabling users to interact with the Kubernetes system. It serves as an interface through which different parts of the Kubernetes cluster communicate, making it easier to deploy, manage, and scale applications efficiently. The API is RESTful, meaning it follows the principles of Representational State Transfer (REST), … Read more

End-to-End Encryption on Amazon EKS with cert-manager: Secure Your MS Like a Pro

End-to-End Encryption on Amazon EKS with cert-manager: Secure Your MS Like a Pro

Organizations managing sensitive applications must ensure secure communication to maintain data privacy, even within internal services. Achieving end-to-end encryption on Amazon EKS in a Kubernetes environment comes with its own set of challenges:

Tired of Copying and Pasting AWS Credentials? Say Hello to Single Sign-On!

Tired of Copying and Pasting AWS Credentials? Say Hello to Single Sign-On!

Ever feel the pain of constantly copying and pasting short-lived AWS credentials? It’s time-consuming, error-prone, and frankly, annoying. But fear not, there’s a better way! This guide will show you how to set up AWS Single Sign-On (SSO), a magical tool that lets you access your AWS accounts with just a single login, saving you … Read more

AWS LAMBDA: Everything You Should Know

AWS LAMBDA: Everything You Should Know

What is Serverless? To understand what AWS Lambda is, let’s first learn about serverless architecture. Serverless architecture is a way to build and use apps and services without worrying about handling infrastructure. Even though your app still runs on servers, you don’t have to deal with setting up the server’s operating system, fixing issues, or … Read more

Kubernetes Anti-Patterns: Avoid these pitfalls!

Kubernetes Anti-Patterns

Even seasoned developers can hit roadblocks when using Kubernetes. This article explores common pitfalls and best practices to help you navigate them smoothly. Not Setting Resource Requests : This deserves the most attention and first place in this list. CPU requests are usually either not set or set very low (so that we can fit a lot of pods … Read more