Fairwinds Blog

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

15 minute read | December 29, 2025

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...

General

7 minute read

| January 14, 2025

Fairwinds Insights Release Notes 16.2.41 - 16.3.30: Integrations, Exports, & Bulk Ticket Creation

Over the last couple of months, we’ve been working on making a number of significant updates to Fairwinds Insights. We’ve delivered some great new functionality that our ... Read More

How to Kube

7 minute read

| January 9, 2025

Stay on kOps or Move to EKS? 6 Reasons Tech Leaders May Want to Switch

Kubernetes recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, and it sure has come a long way. Despite its renowned complexity, K8s has since become the de facto standard for... Read More

How to Kube

9 minute read

| January 3, 2025

Kubernetes in 2025: Are You Ready For These Top 5 Trends & Predictions?

Now that Kubernetes has turned 10, it has firmly established itself as a cornerstone of cloud-native deployment. That means it’s finally fair to request ten years of... Read More

Security

9 minute read

| December 23, 2024

The Top 5 High & Critical Kubernetes CVEs of 2024: Have You Patched Them Yet?

Keeping up to date with critical vulnerabilities related to Kubernetes can be challenging for a variety of reasons. The biggest one may be related to Kubernetes itself; it’s... Read More

Managed Kubernetes

6 minute read

| December 19, 2024

Managed Kubernetes-as-a-Service: A Force Multiplier for Your Tech Team

Kubernetes revolutionized container orchestration, but managing it is still a complex and time-consuming process. That’s why Managed Kubernetes-as-a-Service offerings have... Read More

Featured

7 minute read

| December 19, 2024

What Is EKS Auto Mode and Will It Fully Manage My Kubernetes?

At AWS re:Invent, Amazon introduced EKS Auto Mode, marking a significant expansion in AWS management of Kubernetes clusters, moving beyond the cluster itself. While EKS Auto... Read More

Best Practices

8 minute read

| December 19, 2024

6 Kubernetes Cost Control Strategies You Need in Place for 2025

Organizations have increasingly undertaken cloud migration initiatives, moving from on-premises data centers to adopting containers and Kubernetes to change their... Read More

Managed Kubernetes

7 minute read

| December 16, 2024

When & Why Handing Over the Keys to Your Kubernetes Infrastructure Makes Sense

In the constantly maturing landscape of cloud-native technologies, Kubernetes reigns as the de facto standard for container orchestration. However, managing Kubernetes... Read More

Best Practices

15 minute read

| December 3, 2024

What Do You Need To Know When Upgrading Kubernetes?

Keeping your Kubernetes infrastructure up-to-date is critical for security, compliance, stability, and performance, and it usually gives your cluster feature enhancements as... Read More

News

4 minute read

| November 26, 2024

AWS re:Invent 2024: Optimize Your Kubernetes with Fairwinds and NetApp

AWS re:Invent 2024 is next week, right after a late Thanksgiving when we’re kicking off the last few weeks of a busy year. For many organizations, now is the time to review... Read More

Security

5 minute read

| November 20, 2024

Fairwinds Insights Release Notes 16.1.11 - 16.2.40: Latest Updates to Vulnerability Mapping

Over the last few months, we’ve been working on making a number of meaningful updates to Fairwinds Insights. We’ve delivered some great new functionality that our Insights... Read More

8 minute read

| November 6, 2024

Top 5 Talks We’re Excited About at KubeCon 2024

I can’t believe that KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2024 is nearly here! I’m looking forward to meeting up with my friends and colleagues at this event dedicated to... Read More