Gourav specializes in helping organizations design secure and scalable Kubernetes infrastructures on AWS. He frequently shares insights on EKS internals, security, and best practices in DevOps automation through writing and speaking engagements. He frequently shares insights on EKS internals, security, and best practices in DevOps automation
Other Blogs by Gourav
Kubernetes 1.35: Understanding PreferSameNode and PreferSameZone Traffic Distribution
Explore Kubernetes 1.35 PreferSameNode and PreferSameZone, their evolution, use cases, and how they improve pod placement and performance on Amazon EKS.
By Gourav Kumar Pandey
January 06, 2026
Amazon EKS Provisioned Control Plane: What It Is and When You Actually Need It
An overview of the Amazon EKS control plane, the problems it solves, pricing, and how to decide if it’s the right fit for your workloads.
By Gourav Kumar Pandey
December 30, 2025
Maximizing Amazon EKS Pod Density: Why Karpenter Ignores AWS's Default Limits
This blog explains what the --use-max-pods flag does in the EKS bootstrap script, how Karpenter handles it, and what is considered best practice.
By Gourav Kumar Pandey
November 12, 2025
Why Your Amazon EKS Pods Are Stuck in Pending Despite "Available" IPs
Master EKS troubleshooting: Understand AWS VPC CNI prefix delegation, subnet fragmentation, and how to resolve Kubernetes IP exhaustion issues.
By Gourav Kumar Pandey
October 24, 2025
How we helped a Production-Scale Team reduce EKS Costs & boost Efficiency
A walk-through of how we helped a production team optimize their EKS environment, reducing cloud costs and boosting overall efficiency and stability.
By Gourav Kumar Pandey
August 27, 2025
How a Major Amazon EKS Upgrade Solved a Customer's Production Nightmares
A success story of how we helped a customer escape a recurring production nightmare by upgrading their Amazon EKS cluster to version 1.30 - bringing back stability, reliability, and trust.
By Gourav Kumar Pandey
July 31, 2025
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