How Karpenter Fixes Kubernetes Autoscaling

**Are you throwing money away on Kubernetes compute costs?** 87% of clusters waste up to half their resources on idle nodes - but there's a solution that's changing everything.

In today's Platform Engineering Playbook, we dive deep into **Karpenter**, the game-changing autoscaler that's revolutionizing how teams think about Kubernetes resource management. You'll discover why traditional cluster autoscaling falls short and how Karpenter's architecture solves real-world scaling challenges.

**What You'll Learn:**
✅ Why 87% of K8s clusters are bleeding money on unused compute
✅ Karpenter's under-the-hood architecture and decision-making process  
✅ Practical evaluation framework for adopting Karpenter in your platform
✅ Latest platform engineering news from Microsoft Azure AI agents, KubeCon India 2026, and more

**Timestamps:**
0:00 - Cold Open: The Kubernetes Cost Crisis
2:15 - Today's Platform Engineering News
8:30 - Deep Dive: Karpenter vs Traditional Autoscaling

Perfect for platform engineers, DevOps teams, and cloud architects looking to optimize their Kubernetes infrastructure costs and performance.

**Sources & References:**
- Understanding Karpenter architecture: https://www.datadoghq.com/blog/karpenter-architecture/
- Microsoft Azure Skills Plugin: https://devops.com/microsoft-azure-skills-plugin-gives-ai-coding-agents-a-playbook-for-cloud-deployment/
- KubeCon India 2026 Schedule: https://www.cncf.io/announcements/2026/03/10/cncf-unveils-kubecon-cloudnativecon-india-2026-schedule/
- Cloudflare Security Insights: https://blog.cloudflare.com/attack-surface-intelligence/
- Monitor Karpenter with Datadog: https://www.datadoghq.com/blog/monitor-karpenter-datadog/

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