Infrastructure management is critical for companies building and scaling applications. Traditional managed services (MSPs) handle these tasks externally but often come with high costs, slow execution, and limited flexibility. For teams needing control, speed, and efficiency, DevOps automation platforms might offer a much better alternative.

At Qovery, we allow our users to spin up Kubernetes clusters on AWS, GCP, and Scaleway in 5 minutes. Recently, we began offering Karpenter as a node auto-scaler option when creating an EKS cluster - a feature that can be enabled with just one click.

As we wrap up 2024, we are proud of everything we’ve accomplished together. This year was all about listening to our users, solving real problems, and continuing to build the tools you need to move fast without the headaches of DevOps complexity. From launching new features to expanding partnerships and empowering teams worldwide, 2024 was packed with milestones. None of this would have been possible without you, our amazing community.

For scaling businesses, transitioning from PaaS (Platform as a Service) to IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) is less about a choice and more about necessity. Staying on PaaS too long can result in skyrocketing costs, limited flexibility, and performance bottlenecks — challenges that only grow as your workloads and team scale.

At Qovery, we are closely following the development of EKS Auto Mode, a new feature from AWS designed to simplify Kubernetes management by automating various foundational components. While we recognize the effort AWS has put into this, our initial evaluation shows that EKS Auto Mode is still in its early stages and does not yet offer sufficient value to be a strong consideration for our users.

Integrating security into your DevOps pipeline isn’t optional anymore—it’s essential. From the moment you commit code to the moment it’s deployed, security should be automated and invisible. By embedding security practices directly into your CI/CD pipeline, you reduce risks and improve your speed. The best part?

I recently had a conversation with one of our customers at AWS re:Invent that made me rethink the true value of automation. This customer told me, “You’ve automated so much for us that we almost forget about Qovery. Nobody even asks how to do things anymore.” That statement stuck with me.

Managing Kubernetes clusters has always been a significant challenge. AWS’s recent announcement of EKS Auto Mode aims to simplify this by automating key operational tasks like compute scaling, networking, and storage management. While it’s a step forward for reducing complexity, it doesn’t address all the unique needs of growing startups and mid-sized companies.

As businesses scale, managing infrastructure becomes increasingly complex and distributed, leading to challenges in consistency, performance, and security. Manual configurations and outdated practices can no longer meet the demands of today’s highly competitive businesses. To tackle these issues, adopting a phased approach; Day 0, Day 1, and Day 2; provides a practical roadmap for scaling infrastructure automation effectively.

We're excited to announce a significant enhancement to Karpenter, an intelligent Kubernetes autoscaling solution that automatically optimizes your infrastructure costs and performance. Since integrating Karpenter six months ago, it has helped our users automatically provision the right AWS instances for their workloads.