EKS Modernization with Karpenter for Auto-Scaling

Problem Statement

The client’s legacy Kubernetes platform suffered from inefficient scaling, leading to high infrastructure costs during low traffic and latency spikes during peak traffic.

Architecture Overview

Migrated to a modernized EKS platform utilizing Karpenter for dynamic, just-in-time Node provisioning.

AWS Services

Amazon EKS, EC2 Spot Instances, Karpenter, AWS IAM, CloudWatch.

Outcomes

Achieved 30% cost optimization and reduced node scaling latency from 3 minutes to under 40 seconds.