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Kubernetes upgrades: beyond the one-click update, with Tanat Lokejaroenlarb

May 6, 2025
34:23

Discover how Adevinta manages Kubernetes upgrades at scale in this episode with Tanat Lokejaroenlarb. Tanat shares his team's journey from time-consuming blue-green deployments to efficient in-place upgrades for their multi-tenant Kubernetes platform SHIP, detailing the engineering decisions and operational challenges they overcame.

You will learn:

  • How to transition from blue-green to in-place Kubernetes upgrades while maintaining service reliability

  • Techniques for tracking and addressing API deprecations using tools like Pluto and Kube-no-trouble

  • Strategies for minimizing SLO impact during node rebuilds through serialized approaches and proper PDB configuration

  • Why a phased upgrade approach with "cluster waves" provides safer production deployments even with thorough testing

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