Upcoming Scheduled Kubernetes Upgrade- System Upgrades CONVOTIS Managed Systems

Dear customer,

We would like to inform you of an upcoming scheduled upgrade for Kubernetes across all environments.

Upgrade Details:
      • Target version: Kubernetes 1.32 (Essential release)
Important Information for AWS EKS:
      • Standard support for Kubernetes version 1.31 on Amazon EKS will end on November 26, 2025.
      • From that date forward, clusters running version 1.31 are under extended support, which will incur additional charges.
      • For more information, please consult:
          • Kubernetes release calendar, please refer to AWS documentation here.
          • AWS EKS Extended Support pricing, please visit AWS EKS Pricing.
Scheduled Upgrade Timeline:
      • Non-Production environment: October 27-28, 2025  ( EU Business hours , GMT+1)

      • Infrastructure environmentOctober 29, 2025 ( EU Business hours , GMT+1)

      • Production environment:  November 3-4, 2025

        • US Region Clusters :  08:00-12:00 GMT+1
        • APAC Region Clusters : 18:00-22:00 GMT+1
        • EMEA Region Clusters :  18:00-22:00 GMT+1

Please note that the estimated downtime is up to 60minutes per cluster in the worst-case scenario.

If you have any questions, concerns, or have to request a different schedule, please contact our Project Managers by the end of this week. Otherwise, we will proceed as planned.

Thank you for your attention and continued collaboration.

Best regards,

Your CONVOTIS Deutschland Managed Services Team