Kubernetes Guides & Resources
Deep technical guides, practitioner tutorials, and decision-maker frameworks from the KubernetesGuru team.
The Kubernetes Maturity Model: Where Does Your Team Stand?
Kubernetes maturity model: 5 levels from ad hoc to optimizing. Assess your team, identify capability gaps, and plan your …
7 Signs Your Team Needs a Kubernetes Consultant Now
7 clear signs you need to hire a Kubernetes consultant: runaway costs, production incidents, blocked features, missing …
Measuring Kubernetes ROI: A Framework for Platform Engineering Teams
Kubernetes ROI framework: DORA metrics, cost per deployment, developer toil reduction, infrastructure savings, and how …
How to Evaluate a Kubernetes Consultant: 15 Questions to Ask
How to evaluate a Kubernetes consultant: 15 technical and process questions, red flags to watch for, green flags to …
Build vs Buy Kubernetes: When to Self-Manage vs Use Managed K8s
Build vs buy Kubernetes decision guide: compare self-managed kubeadm, k3s, and Talos vs managed EKS, GKE, and AKS with …
Kubernetes Total Cost of Ownership: The Full Picture for 2026
Kubernetes total cost of ownership explained: direct costs, hidden fees, EKS vs GKE vs AKS pricing, 3-year TCO model, …
Kubernetes Liveness, Readiness, and Startup Probes — Complete Guide
Kubernetes liveness, readiness, and startup probes explained: probe types, timing config, common misconfigurations, gRPC …
Running LLMs on Kubernetes with vLLM — GPU Setup and Autoscaling
Deploy LLMs on Kubernetes with vLLM: GPU node setup, NVIDIA device plugin, KEDA autoscaling, multi-model serving, and …
Multi-Cluster Kubernetes: Patterns, Tools, and When to Use Them
Multi-cluster Kubernetes patterns explained: when to use them, Cluster API, ArgoCD ApplicationSets, Cilium ClusterMesh, …
Kubernetes Node Sizing: Right-Size Your Cluster and Cut Costs
Kubernetes node sizing guide: CPU and memory requests vs limits, LimitRange, ResourceQuota, VPA Recommender, and spot …
Kubernetes Security Hardening: CIS Benchmark Implementation Guide
Kubernetes security hardening guide: CIS Benchmark v1.8 controls, kube-bench, OPA Gatekeeper, Pod Security Standards, …
GitOps with ArgoCD on Kubernetes — Setup Guide and Best Practices
Complete GitOps and ArgoCD setup guide: App of Apps pattern, ApplicationSets for multi-cluster, sync policies, health …
Kubernetes RBAC Best Practices — Secure Your Cluster Access
Kubernetes RBAC best practices: least privilege, Role vs ClusterRole, service account hardening, kubectl auth auditing, …
Kubernetes Cost Optimization: The Complete Guide to Cutting K8s Bills
Practical Kubernetes cost optimization strategies: right-sizing with VPA, spot nodes, ResourceQuota, Kubecost, and how …
The Complete kubectl Cheatsheet 2026 — Every Command You Need
The definitive kubectl cheatsheet for 2026: every command for pods, deployments, services, RBAC, debugging, and cluster …