Kubernetes
Practical
By Samson Tanimawo, PhD
Published Oct 31, 2025
4 min read
Deployment Strategies: Canary vs Rolling
Two strategies; different shapes.
Live workflow · 3 working · 1 queuedLive
Signal · gather Working
Decide · pick action Working
Apply · with verify Working
Learn · update playbook Queued
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.