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EKS 1.32 → 1.33 Upgrade: Real Production Lessons from Migration
Upgrading an Amazon EKS cluster is usually seen as a routine maintenance task. You update the Kubernetes version -> upgrade your add-ons -> refresh your worker nodes, and move on. However, our EKS 1.32 → 1.33 upgrade was different. This was not just a Kubernetes version upgrade. It was a major operating system transition because EKS 1.33 no longer provides EKS-optimized Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) AMIs. This meant our worker nodes had to move to Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) (or anoth
Bhavuk Bhardwaj
Jun 144 min read


Saving Money on Cloud Bills: Spot vs. On-Demand on Multi-CLoud AWS and Google Cloud
Cloud servers can cost a lot of money. But there is a smart way to save cash: use Spot Instances (Google calls them Preemptible VMs). They are leftover servers that the cloud provider sells with a huge discount, often up to 90% off. The only problem? The cloud provider can take them back with almost no warning if a full-paying customer needs them. Because of this risk, you cannot run your whole website or app on Spot servers. If they disappear, your app crashes. You need a mi
Bhavuk Bhardwaj
Jun 144 min read


Automate Monitoring for Stopped ECS Container using Event Driven System (AWS)
Monitor your stopped Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) containers using event-driven systems, specifically using Amazon EventBridge.
Bhavuk Bhardwaj
Jun 24, 20233 min read


Redefining EC2 Connectivity: How EIC Endpoint Surpasses Instance Connect and SSM
EIC Endpoint enables you to securely connect to your instances and other VPC resources from the internet.
Bhavuk Bhardwaj
Jun 18, 20232 min read


AWS Verified Access vs. VPN (Securing Access in the Cloud Era)
Ever heard of the Zero Trust security framework? This might sound quite ominous, as if I am suggesting you trust no one. But when it...
Bhavuk Bhardwaj
Jun 11, 20234 min read


Talisman - Security Check (Pre-commit Hook)
Problem Statement Solution - Talisman Types of Installation Global Installation How it works ? Running Talisman Ignoring the Scan...
Bhavuk Bhardwaj
Jun 6, 20233 min read


Infrastructure Coding Made Simple: Using GitHub Copilot and Terraform
Introduction Integrating Github Copilot in VSCode Examples of Using GitHub Copilot with Terraform Advantages of Using GitHub Copilot...
Bhavuk Bhardwaj
Apr 10, 20233 min read


What do you mean by Enabling Cluster Level Delete Protection on Aurora Cluster?
Hi Readers, Ever wonder what is the meaning of enabling Cluster Level Delete Protection on RDS Aurora Cluster? Or you have been advised...
Bhavuk Bhardwaj
Aug 21, 20212 min read


Linux AWK Commands Practice -1
Hi Readers, We all know when it comes to Linux, we have to learn commands and there are many commands which we use daily and one such...
Bhavuk Bhardwaj
Feb 25, 20212 min read
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