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EKS node autoscaling with Karpenter, without node groups
Karpenter changes EKS node autoscaling by launching right-sized EC2 nodes from pending pods, then consolidating and replacing them as the fleet drifts.
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Karpenter changes EKS node autoscaling by launching right-sized EC2 nodes from pending pods, then consolidating and replacing them as the fleet drifts.

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