Chkk Upgrade Copilot automates every phase of your upgrade cycle — from parsing release notes and diffing Helm charts to mapping CRD, dependency, and config changes. Our agent flags breaking changes, EOL risks, and critical defects early and identifies incompatible components and API deprecations. It then couples these insights with parameter‑driven Blueprints, orchestrated by durable Workflows, and executed through purpose‑built Action Engines to deliver safe, predictable upgrades at scale for 100s of OSS projects. Chkk accelerates upgrade execution by more than 10× while eliminating last‑minute surprises. Upgrade Copilot delivers three complementary capabilities:
  1. Upgrade Assessments map the scope, impact, and dependencies of a Kubernetes upgrade so teams can scope effort and delegate work early.
  2. Upgrade Templates provide a detailed, pre-verified workflow tested on a digital twin of your infrastructure. Templates can be generated directly or derived from an Assessment.
  3. Upgrade Plans instantiate a Template for a specific cluster, orchestrating each verified step while tracking progress, rollbacks, and post-flight checks.
Platform, DevOps and SRE Teams use Chkk Upgrade Copilot to stay ahead of Kubernetes upgrades and:
  • Upgrade their fleets 8-10x faster and without any breakages
  • Prevent errors, breakages and failures by deploying critical bugs are deployed in their Kubernetes environment
  • Ensure security and compliance by patching CVEs and avoiding EOL versions running in prod environments
  • Avoid “forced upgrades” by cloud providers (EKS, GKE, AKS) Blog: Forced Upgrades
  • Avoid 500% EKS Extended Support, GKE Extended Support, and AKS Long-Term Support Fees Blog: EKS Extended Support, Blog: GKE Extended Support, Blog: AKS Long-Term Support
  • Standardize and delegate upgrades process, minimize errors, and free up time for expert team members
  • Publish Preverified Upgrade Plans to application teams so they can upgrade their own clusters
  • Unlock innovation by delivering new infrastructure features to application developers