Kubernetes on EKS moves quickly, and every version eventually reaches the end of its standard support window. When that happens, AWS sharply increases support costs for clusters that stay on older versions, while security and feature updates slow down.
Planning and testing upgrades across clusters, add‑ons, and workloads takes scarce senior engineering time. Fairwinds helps teams make EKS upgrades routine instead of last‑minute emergencies—staying on supported versions, reducing risk, and using each upgrade as a chance to clean up and optimize.
If you’d rather focus on your applications than on EKS version timelines and upgrade work, talk with us about your next EKS upgrade cycle.
