Fairwinds Blog

What Is EKS Auto Mode and Will It Fully Manage My Kubernetes?

7 minute read | December 19, 2024

At AWS re:Invent, Amazon introduced EKS Auto Mode, marking a significant expansion in AWS management of Kubernetes clusters, moving beyond the cluster itself. While EKS Auto...

Security

8 minute read

| January 30, 2024

Fairwinds Insights Now Enables You to Find Critical GKE Vulnerability

The critical vulnerability recently disclosed by cloud security firm Orca impacts Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and could allow threat actors with a Google account to take... Read More

General

5 minute read

| January 23, 2024

Fairwinds Insights Release Notes 14.8 through 14.13.4: GitHub Comments

We took a break from sending updates in December, but we didn’t stop making improvements to Fairwinds Insights! This month, we’re delighted to share some new updates in... Read More

Cost

5 minute read

| January 18, 2024

Kubernetes Benchmark Report: Managing K8s Workload Costs in 2024

Digital transformation and shifting to the cloud continue to be priorities for most organizations. According to Flexera’s 2023 Tech Spend Pulse, 75% of respondents indicated... Read More

General

6 minute read

| January 10, 2024

2024 Kubernetes Benchmark Report: The Latest Analysis of Kubernetes Workloads

Kubernetes adoption continues to grow, enabling organizations to automate the deployment, management, and scaling of containerized applications. As it does, DevOps, platform... Read More

Cost

7 minute read

| January 3, 2024

The Kubernetes Cost Features You Need in 2024

In the rapidly evolving Kubernetes ecosystem, managing costs effectively is as critical as ensuring operational efficiency. To make the most of your shift to cloud native... Read More

Governance

8 minute read

| December 18, 2023

The Single Most Important Kubernetes Best Practice: Apply Policy

Kubernetes, the de facto standard for container orchestration, works best when applying a set of best practices that guide users towards reliable, cost efficient, and secure... Read More

Best Practices

10 minute read

| December 11, 2023

14 Kubernetes Policies Every User Needs to Know & Understand

Kubernetes is the undisputed standard for cloud native deployments, requiring platform engineers and developers alike to understand the complexities that come along with it.... Read More

General

12 minute read

| December 5, 2023

8 More Questions about K8s Pitfalls and Successes Answered by Experts

In the technology world, you may have heard that Kubernetes is great — but complicated. But what does that really mean? Since we've been practitioners in the space a while,... Read More

5 minute read

| November 28, 2023

A Platform Engineer's Guide: How to Manage Complexity in Kubernetes

Kubernetes has rapidly become the de facto standard for container orchestration, with a recent survey showing 97% of organizations reaped business and operational benefits... Read More

General

4 minute read

| November 21, 2023

Fairwinds Insights Release Notes 14.4-14.7: Reliability & Costs Updates

This month we are happy to share some exciting updates in Fairwinds Insights, including an update that improves the reliability of deleting action items, which helps to... Read More

Best Practices

8 minute read

| November 14, 2023

Kubernetes Rightsizing: Save Money and Improve Performance

Kubernetes rightsizing is the process you use to ensure that your Kubernetes cluster has the right amount of resources to run your workloads efficiently. K8s rightsizing... Read More

How to Kube

10 minute read

| November 8, 2023

Getting Started with Terraform and AKS: a Step-by-Step Guide to Deploying Your First Cluster

We are major advocates of using infrastructure as code to manage Kubernetes. Terraform is one tool we use to mange the entire lifecycle of Kubernetes infrastructure. Read... Read More