EKSKubernetesSRE
Production EKS Best Practices
The controls that separate a demo cluster from an operable production Kubernetes platform.
A production EKS platform starts with boring fundamentals: private nodes, least-privilege IAM, controlled ingress, repeatable cluster creation, and clear ownership for add-ons.
Operating Model
The operating model matters as much as the cluster. Teams need golden Helm charts, promotion workflows, rollback procedures, alert runbooks, and capacity reviews.
Reliability Controls
Reliability comes from reducing surprise. Standardize namespaces, network policies, logging, metrics, node groups, pod disruption budgets, and upgrade windows before scale forces the issue.