Densify Talks, Effective Resource Optimization and Kubernetes Insights with Daniele Polencic

Kubernetes, container resources, request and limits, sizing, the impact of getting things wrong, CPU limits, JVMs, HPA and VPA, does Karpenter fix the request and limit problem? We’ve got a great episode for you today!

Thanks for joining us on Densify Talks! We welcome Daniele Polencic, one of the lead instructors at LearnK8s, which specializes in containers and Kubernetes technologies.

Andrew Hillier and Daniele Polencic discuss the complexities and difficulties of resource management in today’s episode. Daniele shares about the LearnK8s Instance Calculator to help avoid pitfalls. They both give their honest thoughts on Karpenter, HPA and VPA, vCluster, JVMs, and more. What about CPU limits? Is there a single solution to the challenges?

This conversation really explores the challenges, risks, hard truths, opportunities, and gives best practices for optimization.

About our guest:

Daniele is a lead instructor at Learnk8s, specializing in containers and Kubernetes technologies. A certified Kubernetes administrator by the Linux Foundation, he has spent over a decade training developers in e-commerce, finance, and public sector organizations, helping teams effectively implement cloud-native infrastructure.

Helpful links mentioned in the episode:

• LearnK8s Instance Calculator: https://learnk8s.io/kubernetes-instance-calculator
• Upcoming Webinar: https://learnk8s.io/smart-kubernetes-resource-management
• LearnK8s Blog: https://learnk8s.io/blog

About Densify Talks:

Densify Talks is a podcast hosted by Andrew Hillier, Co-Founder and CTO of Densify, a cloud optimization software company. The podcast is focused on interviews with IT and technical leaders and innovators who have experience in delivering cloud and Kubernetes-based infrastructure within large enterprises.

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