expertKubernetes Deployment (Expert Round)

What is HPA vs VPA vs KEDA? When would you use KEDA over standard HPA?

Tests whether you know KEDA scales on external event sources (like Kafka lag) that HPA's CPU/memory metrics can't see.

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