Fairwinds Blog

Kubernetes Strategy: When It’s a Fit and Who Should Run It

8 minute read | April 8, 2026

Many organizations that use containers now run at least some production workloads on Kubernetes, and it comes up in most infrastructure discussions. But not every...

Andy Suderman is the CTO at Fairwinds.

Managed Kubernetes

9 minute read

| July 29, 2026

Why Do Kubernetes Experts Choose Managed Kubernetes-as-a-Service?

Some of the most sophisticated Kubernetes teams in the world use Managed Kubernetes-as-a-Service (KaaS). They know Kubernetes well and understand where their time and... Read More

General

4 minute read

| July 23, 2026

Kubernetes Isn’t New, But AI Makes It Scary Again

Kubernetes isn't brand new anymore. Yet, for many teams, adopting it still feels intimidating. Even if you’ve watched Kubernetes become the default foundation for production... Read More

Artificial Intelligence

7 minute read

| July 8, 2026

Why Self-Hosted Kubernetes Deployment for AI Platforms Often Stalls

Self-hosted deployment on Kubernetes sounds manageable when it lives in a launch plan. Then the real installs start, and it turns into a different job entirely. Read More

Managed Kubernetes

15 minute read

| May 28, 2026

AI Infrastructure Runs On Kubernetes. Is Your Platform Ready?

Most AI teams don’t start with Kubernetes, even though that’s where their AI infrastructure usually ends up. Read More

Security

9 minute read

| April 22, 2026

Supply Chain Attacks Are Getting Worse—How to Shrink Your Exposure

In March 2026, Trivy, one of the most widely used open-source vulnerability scanners in the Kubernetes ecosystem, was weaponized against the very organizations that relied on... Read More

Featured

8 minute read

| April 8, 2026

Kubernetes Strategy: When It’s a Fit and Who Should Run It

Many organizations that use containers now run at least some production workloads on Kubernetes, and it comes up in most infrastructure discussions. But not every... Read More

General

10 minute read

| February 17, 2026

Is It Time to Take the Leap & Migrate from Heroku to Kubernetes?

Salesforce recently announced that it’s ending sales of new Heroku Enterprise contracts and shifting the service into more of a sustaining, maintenance‑focused posture. While... Read More

Cost

7 minute read

| January 29, 2026

Why Your Over‑Provisioned Kubernetes Clusters Just Got More Expensive

Cloud GPU prices just jumped, and every over‑provisioned Kubernetes cluster is now a compounding cost to your budget. If you’re still guessing at requests and limits, this... Read More

Cost

11 minute read

| January 15, 2026

The Cost of EKS Auto + Capabilities vs Fairwinds Managed KaaS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has shifted more of the infrastructure burden from the customer to the service by automating Kubernetes management with Amazon Elastic Kubernetes... Read More

Featured

15 minute read

| December 29, 2025

2026 Kubernetes Playbook: AI at Scale, Self‑Healing Clusters, & Growth

In 2026, the question isn’t whether Kubernetes wins – it already has. And yet, many organizations are running mission-critical workloads on a platform they still treat as... Read More

General

12 minute read

| November 5, 2025

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025 — Must-See Sessions

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025 is almost here, and whether you’re a cloud-native newcomer, seasoned SRE, or Kubernetes fan, Atlanta will be full of energy this... Read More

Open Source

12 minute read

| October 23, 2025

The Benefits of Using an Open Source IDP Design On AWS

Platform engineering teams face an important choice: implement an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) using proprietary SaaS or assemble one grounded in open source. While... Read More