Case Study: a Fortune 1000 enterprise standardizes multi-cloud Kubernetes upgrades with Chkk

Fortune 1000 Enterprise cuts Kubernetes upgrade prep time by 80% with Chkk

The Platform Engineering team at a fortune 1000 enterprise faced significant challenges managing Kubernetes upgrades across their multi-cloud EKS and GKE environment. Their platform, which supported hundreds of developers and thousands of mission-critical applications, ran over 30 complex open-source add-ons. The team was struggling with a 500% potential cost increase from extended support surcharges, the risk of disruptive forced upgrades, and a lack of standardization that created knowledge silos and bottlenecks.

By implementing the Chkk Operational Safety Platform, the team automated their upgrade process. Chkk's Upgrade Copilot delivered preverified plans and standardized workflows, which cut preparation time by 80% and increased upgrade productivity by 200%. The solution allowed them to avoid a 6x cost increase, repurpose two FTEs for strategic work, and eliminate upgrade bottlenecks. Chkk provided a single pane of glass for all upgrades, breaking reliance on experts and improving operational efficiency.