https://support.tools/tags/vertical-scaling/Recent content in Vertical Scaling on Support ToolsHugoen-USWed, 04 Nov 2026 09:00:00 -0600https://support.tools/kubernetes-inplace-pod-vertical-scaling/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:00:00 -0600https://support.tools/kubernetes-inplace-pod-vertical-scaling/<p>One of Kubernetes&rsquo; longstanding limitations has been the inability to change a running pod&rsquo;s resource allocations without completely restarting it. For stateless applications behind a service, this wasn&rsquo;t a big issue—but for stateful workloads, batch jobs, or any process where restarts are expensive, it created a significant operational challenge. Kubernetes v1.33 brings good news by promoting InPlacePodVerticalScaling to beta, allowing us to adjust CPU and memory resources on the fly without disrupting workloads. Here&rsquo;s my hands-on experience with this feature and how you can leverage it in your production environments.</p>