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Kubernetes Node Not Ready: Troubleshoot Common Causes & Best Practices
By Tania DuggalJul 28, 20268 min read

Kubernetes Node Not Ready: Troubleshoot Common Causes & Best Practices

Learn what is Kubernetes Node NotReady, the causes of the status, troubleshooting, and methods to prevent the Node Not Ready status.

How Much AWS Savings Plans Commitment Is Right? The Sizing Problem, and How to Stop Guessing
By Mohammad Reza Saleh Sedghpour, Ph.D.Jul 27, 202615 min read

How Much AWS Savings Plans Commitment Is Right? The Sizing Problem, and How to Stop Guessing

The 'right' Savings Plans commitment isn't a number you find once—it's a moving target. Here's why sizing it is so hard, and how to stop guessing.

Understanding Kubernetes Secrets: A Comprehensive Guide
By Tania DuggalJul 22, 202611 min read

Understanding Kubernetes Secrets: A Comprehensive Guide

Learn everything about Kubernetes Secrets: types, how to create and manage them, best practices, and secure alternatives. A complete guide!

Kubernetes Cost Optimization Tools: Top 8 in 2026
By Josh PalmerJul 20, 202611 min read

Kubernetes Cost Optimization Tools: Top 8 in 2026

Top Kubernetes cost optimization tools include PerfectScale, Cast AI, and ScaleOps, which are useful for detailed, granular cost allocation and monitoring.

Your Kubernetes node pool strategy was stale before you saved the file
Jul 15, 20267 min read

Your Kubernetes node pool strategy was stale before you saved the file

Your Kubernetes node pool strategy goes stale the moment you save the file. Here's why manual planning fails and what continuous optimization looks like.

Kubernetes Monitoring: Metrics, Technologies, and Tips for Success
By Josh PalmerJul 13, 202615 min read

Kubernetes Monitoring: Metrics, Technologies, and Tips for Success

Kubernetes (K8s) monitoring is the essential process of collecting metrics, logs, and events from clusters, nodes, and pods to ensure stability, performance, and resource optimization. It involves tracking CPU/memory usage, pod uptime, and application health, crucial for managing the dynamic and ephemeral nature of containerized environments.

Karpenter Optimization Recommendations in PerfectScale
By Ira ChernousJul 7, 20263 min read

Karpenter Optimization Recommendations in PerfectScale

PerfectScale analyzes your Karpenter NodePool configurations against real workload behavior, surfacing recommendations that reduce waste and improve node provisioning and scaling.

Fine-Grained Pod-Scaling in Kubernetes: Beyond HPA and VPA
By Joshua FoxJun 25, 20264 min read

Fine-Grained Pod-Scaling in Kubernetes: Beyond HPA and VPA

Standard HPA and VPA fall short for complex workloads. Discover how multi-layered telemetry and in-place pod resizing enable precise, workload-aware Kubernetes autoscaling.

Kubernetes Logs: Types, Commands & 6 Best Practices
By Josh PalmerJun 12, 202617 min read

Kubernetes Logs: Types, Commands & 6 Best Practices

In Kubernetes, logs provide the primary means of observing application behavior and troubleshooting cluster issues. Because pods are ephemeral, Kubernetes manages logs by capturing stdout and stderr streams from containers and storing them as temporary files on the node.

Kubernetes Events: How to View, Filter & Troubleshoot Them
By Josh PalmerJun 11, 202613 min read

Kubernetes Events: How to View, Filter & Troubleshoot Them

Kubernetes Events are real-time, short-lived API resources generated whenever a state change, error, or meaningful activity occurs within your cluster. They are useful for debugging issues and auditing cluster health.

Kubernetes Architecture: 7 Layers Every Engineer Must Know
By Tania DuggalJun 8, 20266 min read

Kubernetes Architecture: 7 Layers Every Engineer Must Know

A layer-by-layer mental model of Kubernetes, from nodes and networking to orchestration and autoscaling, so you can debug cluster issues at the root instead of chasing symptoms.

PerfectScale by DoiT: Spring 2025 Releases Recap
By Ira ChernousMay 27, 20263 min read

PerfectScale by DoiT: Spring 2025 Releases Recap

Customized optimization policy, enhanced automation flexibility, Windows containers support, advanced workload insights, and more are available at PerfectScale.