Cilium 1.20 ExternalAuth vs oauth2-proxy vs Istio AuthorizationPolicy
Cilium 1.20 ships the Gateway API ExternalAuth filter from GEP-1494. How it compares with oauth2-proxy and Istio, and why Experimental matters.
Kubernetes 1.37 Gang Scheduling vs Volcano, Kueue and YuniKorn
Kubernetes 1.37 promotes PodGroup and gang scheduling to beta and adds CompositePodGroup. Do you still need Volcano, Kueue or YuniKorn?
Gateway API v1.6 TCPRoute and UDPRoute vs LoadBalancer Services and Vendor CRDs
Gateway API v1.6 graduates TCPRoute and UDPRoute to Standard and v1. What that means for MQTT, Postgres and DNS traffic you used to route with vendor CRDs.
Kubernetes Pod Certificates vs SPIFFE/SPIRE vs cert-manager: Choosing Workload mTLS in 2026
Pod certificates went stable in Kubernetes v1.37. How built-in pod certs compare with SPIFFE/SPIRE and cert-manager on trust, rotation and cost.
Kubernetes 1.37 DRA Explained: 6 Changes That Retire the GPU Device Plugin in 2026
Kubernetes 1.37 made DRA Extended Resources stable and device taints GA. What changes for GPU scheduling, and how to migrate off the device plugin.
Karpenter vs Cluster Autoscaler for GPU Nodes: 2026 Cost Guide
Karpenter vs Cluster Autoscaler for GPU node scaling in 2026: bin-packing, spot, cold-start, consolidation and the real cost difference for ML clusters.
ArgoCD vs Flux for GitOps at Scale: An Architecture Decision Record
ArgoCD vs Flux GitOps decision record for 2026: multi-tenancy, progressive delivery, and which to pick for platform teams at scale.
K3s at the Edge: A Production Kubernetes Guide for 2026
K3s at the edge in 2026: production-hardened deployment patterns, HA datastore choices, and lessons from real IIoT rollouts.
containerd vs CRI-O (2026): Kubernetes Runtime Decision Guide
containerd vs CRI-O for Kubernetes in 2026: CRI conformance, image handling, footprint, security posture, ecosystem and when each fits. A practical decision guide.
Karpenter vs Cluster Autoscaler (2026): GPU Node Scaling & Cost
Karpenter vs Cluster Autoscaler for Kubernetes GPU node scaling: provisioning speed, bin-packing, consolidation, spot handling and cost. A 2026 decision guide.