AWS Cloud Security User Group - West Africa

Deploy Scalable Apps with EKS + Karpenter 🚀

Modern cloud architectures demand more than just scalable code—they require dynamic, cost-efficient, and automated infrastructure. Moving away from static node groups toward just-in-time provisioning is the new gold standard for high-performance production environments.
Join us as we break down the blueprint for deploying containerized applications to Amazon EKS using Karpenter. We will dive deep into how this open-source node provisioner improves application availability and cluster efficiency by rapidly launching the right compute resources for your specific workloads.
Whether you're a DevOps Engineer, Backend Developer, or Cloud Architect, this session will provide the practical steps to build hardened, production-ready EKS environments that scale effortlessly 🤖☁️.

• 📅 Date: May 16th, 2026
• ⏰ Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM WAT
• 📍 Location: Virtual

Meet Our Speakers

• 🎤 Speaker: Folashade Oluwaseun Oroge – Cloud DevOps Engineer
• 🎤 Moderator: Christiana Dada – Cloud DevOps Engineer

✅ This session will cover:

• ⚡ Just-in-Time Provisioning with Karpenter — Learn how to ditch traditional Auto Scaling Groups (ASGs) in favor of a faster, more flexible grouping-less provisioner.
• 🔗 Automated Cluster Scaling — A step-by-step guide to configuring Karpenter to select the most cost-effective EC2 instances based on your pod requirements.
• 📈 Right-Sizing Infrastructure — Understand how to manage compute resources dynamically to handle spikes in traffic without manual intervention.
• 🛠️ Real-World DevOps Use Cases — See a live breakdown of a secure, automated pipeline that handles everything from workload scheduling to optimized node termination.