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What role did Horizontal Pod Autoscalers (HPA) play in John's approach to managing Kubernetes clusters?
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The Kubernetes clusters John managed faced frequent bottlenecks due to inefficient resource allocation. By implementing HPA, he enabled dynamic scaling of pod replicas based on CPU and memory metrics. This ensured efficient workload management during traffic spikes, preventing over-provisioning and underutilization. Combined with Cluster Autoscaler for node-level adjustments, HPA contributed significantly to achieving the target uptime and stable application performance. Horizontal Pod Autoscalers allowed John to dynamically scale workloads, ensuring optimal resource utilization and stable performance during traffic spikes.