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Why Kubernetes Observability Isn't Enough for Multitenant Clusters
Dashboards show a saturated node but not which tenant caused it or what to change. Here's why observability falls short in shared clusters and how optimization plus attribution fix it.

KEDA Helm Chart: Install, Configure, and Run It
A complete guide to the KEDA Helm chart: what it deploys, how to install and verify it, key values.yaml parameters, HA setup, hardening, GitOps, and safe upgrades and uninstalls.

Tackling the Noisy Neighbor Problem in Kubernetes
One pod on a shared node can starve its neighbors of CPU and memory. Here is how eviction really works, and the requests, limits, quotas, and right-sizing habits that stop it.

ErrImagePull and ImagePullBackOff: Causes and Fixes
A practical guide to Kubernetes ErrImagePull and ImagePullBackOff errors: how image pulls work, the common causes, how to diagnose them, and the fixes for each.

Three Reasons to Switch from Cast AI to PerfectScale
Cast AI's autoscaler applies stale sizing on new releases, stores config in app manifests, and stops at the cluster edge. Here is how PerfectScale addresses all three, with sources.

kubectl rollout: How to Manage, Roll Back, and Restart Deployments
A complete guide to kubectl rollout: how Kubernetes executes rollouts with ReplicaSets, every subcommand with examples, why rollouts get stuck, and production best practices.

Why Kubernetes Cost Optimization Breaks Production (and How to Fix It)
Cutting resources based on stale usage data leads to OOM kills and throttling. Learn how revision-aware, guardrailed optimization delivers safe savings on every deploy.

PerfectScale CLI: The AI Agent Skill for Kubernetes Optimization Data
PerfectScale launches an open-source CLI and AI agent skill that brings Kubernetes cost, waste, and risk data into agentic workflows like Claude Code and OpenAI Agents SDK.

Kubernetes v1.37 (Garhwal): What's New and Improved
A tour of Kubernetes v1.37 (Garhwal): in-place resize for sidecars, configurable HPA tolerance, scale to zero, Memory QoS, gang scheduling, and key deprecations to plan for.

ECS vs EKS vs Fargate: Comparing Container Orchestration Services
ECS vs EKS vs Fargate: an in-depth comparison, helping you make an informed decision for your infrastructure needs.

Kubectl Top Pod: Monitor CPU and Memory Usage in Kubernetes
A practical guide to kubectl top pod: syntax, prerequisites, sorting by CPU or memory, reading millicores and Mi/Gi, and best practices for spotting resource-heavy pods.

Kubernetes Load Balancing: 5 Technical Options with Examples
Compare the five Kubernetes load balancing options—ClusterIP, NodePort, LoadBalancer, Ingress, and Gateway API—with YAML examples, use cases, and best practices.