<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Cloud Surgeon</title><description>Cloud Surgeon - SRE insights on Kubernetes, AWS, and infrastructure optimization</description><link>https://thecloudsurgeon.com/</link><item><title>How I Cut Kubernetes Costs by 47% Without Sacrificing Performance</title><link>https://thecloudsurgeon.com/blog/k8s-cost-optimization-post/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://thecloudsurgeon.com/blog/k8s-cost-optimization-post/</guid><description>A detailed case study showing how Karpenter migration, workload stabilization, and pod right-sizing reduced EKS costs by nearly 50% and delivered close to seven-figure annual savings with zero downtime.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>