Whitepaper · 10 pages · September 2026

EKS Auto Mode Migration Roadmap

A phased plan from on-premises Kubernetes to Amazon EKS Auto Mode

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A 20-week, ten-phase plan for moving Kubernetes workloads to Amazon EKS Auto Mode, with SigNoz, Falco, Trivy and Argo CD, one-app-at-a-time cutovers, cold-standby disaster recovery and a worked cost example at AWS list prices.

EKS Auto Mode
Bottlerocket
Argo CD
SigNoz
Falco

Base Plan: 20 wks; Ten phases, five applications
Max Node Lifetime: 21 days; Nodes replaced by AWS
Per Cutover: 1 app; DNS rollback for each move
Worked Example: $1,245; Monthly, at AWS list prices

Inside

What the paper covers

What Auto Mode Changes
Who runs nodes, scaling, networking and storage, from the AWS shared responsibility model
Managed or Self-Hosted Argo CD
When the EKS Capability for Argo CD fits and when to run it yourself
Open-Source Platform Stack
SigNoz, Falco, Trivy and External Secrets Operator, deployed through GitOps
Migration One Application at a Time
Strangler pattern, a pitfalls table and a DNS rollback plan for every application
Cold-Standby Disaster Recovery
A second region defined in code, with recovery targets set from a timed drill
Worked Cost Example
Control plane, EC2 and the Auto Mode fee, worked from AWS list prices

Timeline

The plan, phase by phase

01AWS foundationWeeks 1 to 2
02Auto Mode clustersWeeks 3 to 4
03GitOps with Argo CDWeeks 4 to 5
04ObservabilityWeeks 5 to 6
05Security toolingWeeks 6 to 7
06Pod autoscalingWeeks 7 to 8
07CI/CD and registryWeeks 8 to 9
08Application migrationWeeks 9 to 16
09Disaster recoveryWeeks 16 to 18
10HandoverWeeks 18 to 20

EKS Auto Mode Migration Roadmap

What the paper covers

What Auto Mode Changes

Managed or Self-Hosted Argo CD

Open-Source Platform Stack

Migration One Application at a Time

Cold-Standby Disaster Recovery

Worked Cost Example

The plan, phase by phase

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