Kubernetes Practical By Samson Tanimawo, PhD Published Oct 31, 2025 4 min read

Deployment Strategies: Canary vs Rolling

Two strategies; different shapes.

Rolling

Replace pods one at a time. Default.

Simple; standard.

Canary

5% traffic to new; verify; ramp.

More controlled; needs Argo Rollouts or similar.

Decide

Rolling for routine. Canary for risky changes.

Cost vs safety trade.