# Best Practices Articles | Ankra Blog Canonical: https://ankra.ai/blog/tag/best-practices 4 articles on Best Practices from the Ankra blog: practical guides on Kubernetes, GitOps, and platform engineering. [All posts](https://ankra.ai/blog) Topic # Best Practices 4 articles tagged with Best Practices. [Kubernetes](https://ankra.ai/blog/tag/kubernetes) [Engineering](https://ankra.ai/blog/tag/engineering) [Best Practices](https://ankra.ai/blog/tag/best-practices) [## The Spec Sheet Is Not a Benchmark: Testing Kubernetes Clusters in 15 Minutes](https://ankra.ai/blog/benchmarking-kubernetes-clusters) Two identical cloud VMs measured 2.8x apart on CPU; one failed etcd's fsync bar. A 15-minute in-cluster benchmark suite catches this before production does. [Mattias Åsell](https://ankra.ai/blog/author/mattias-asell) August 8, 2026 9 min read [Kubernetes](https://ankra.ai/blog/tag/kubernetes) [DevOps](https://ankra.ai/blog/tag/devops) [Best Practices](https://ankra.ai/blog/tag/best-practices) [## Life After ingress-nginx: A Field Guide to Gateway API](https://ankra.ai/blog/ingress-nginx-to-gateway-api) ingress-nginx is retired and its successor was cancelled before it shipped. A migration path to Gateway API that does not require a big-bang weekend. [Mattias Åsell](https://ankra.ai/blog/author/mattias-asell) August 5, 2026 8 min read [Kubernetes](https://ankra.ai/blog/tag/kubernetes) [Engineering](https://ankra.ai/blog/tag/engineering) [Best Practices](https://ankra.ai/blog/tag/best-practices) [## Postgres on Kubernetes Is No Longer a Dare](https://ankra.ai/blog/postgres-on-kubernetes) The 'never run a database on Kubernetes' rule predates CSI and operators. What production Postgres takes in 2026, and when managed still wins. [Shiva Swaroop N K](https://ankra.ai/blog/author/shiva-swaroop) August 3, 2026 7 min read [Best Practices](https://ankra.ai/blog/tag/best-practices) [Kubernetes](https://ankra.ai/blog/tag/kubernetes) [DevOps](https://ankra.ai/blog/tag/devops) [## Kubernetes Best Practices for Production Deployments](https://ankra.ai/blog/kubernetes-best-practices) Master the essential strategies and patterns for running reliable, scalable applications on Kubernetes in production. Learn from real-world examples and avoid common pitfalls. [Mattias Åsell](https://ankra.ai/blog/author/mattias-asell) August 6, 2025 3 min read