Artifact Register

Curated, Classified and Enriched Inventory For Your Fleet. Covers 100s of Open Source Software Project Versions, Packages, Package Components, Deployment Systems, and Images. 

Continuously captures what’s running—Open Source Software Projects, Package Systems (Helm, Kustomize, Kube), Packages (Helm Charts, Terraform Modules, Kustomize Overlays, etc.), Package Components, Deployment Systems (ArgoCD, Flux, Terraform, etc.), and Images—and anchors each item to Chkk’s Knowledge Graph. The moment an end-of-life date or incompatibility emerges—or you're 90 days from hitting EOL—Artifact Register notifies you, enabling you to prioritize the work and feed the intelligence into Upgrade Copilot to address the EOL risk or incompatibility.

Chkk dashboard highlighting the eks-prod-1 cluster

Inventory that spans every cluster, OSS project and cloud

  • Capture everything automatically: Clusters, add-ons, application services, container images, and registries are discovered without spreadsheets or scripts
  • Track changes over time: Continuous snapshots build an auditable timeline so you always know what ran where—and when
  • Drill down in one click: Classified metadata ties every object back to its package, registry, and deployment system for instant, searchable context
Focused view of Chkk's Upgrade Copilot, focused on the Add-On Changes step of Pre-work.
Focused view of Chkk's Upgrade Copilot, focused on the Add-On Changes step of Pre-work.

Built-in EOL and Compatibility Watchdog

  • Instant EOL & incompat alerts: Artifact Register flags components approaching end-of-life or running known-bad versions the moment upstream publishes them
  • AI-curated and human-reviewed truth: Collective Learning cross-checks your versions against cloud and OSS timelines, keeping guidance perpetually fresh
  • Compliance-ready exports: Automatically detect unsupported software—no manual audits needed

Coverage that grows with you

  • 100s of OSS projects on day one: From Istio to Vault, Chkk already models hundreds of projects, plus enterprise support for custom images and private registries
  • 48-hour SLA for OSS projects: Request an OSS project Chkk doesn’t cover and Collective Learning extends full coverage—curated change logs, EOL, checks—within 48 hours
  • Works everywhere: EKS, GKE, AKS, OpenShift, Nutanix, RKE, DIY, on-prem, and edge clusters are all compatible out-of-the-box
Focused view of Chkk's Upgrade Copilot, focused on the Add-On Changes step of Pre-work.
Focused view of Chkk's Upgrade Copilot, focused on the Add-On Changes step of Pre-work.

Ready for action inside Upgrade Copilot

  • Upgrade plans pre-filled: Version intelligence flows straight into Upgrade Assessments, eliminating guesswork when bumping clusters or OSS projects
  • Source-grounded facts: Task-specific AI agents distil upstream change streams into validated knowledge, preventing hallucinations and stale data
  • APIs, MCP servers & integrations: REST endpoints, MCP servers, Slack, and Jira connectors route findings to the teams that own the fix
News

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Hidden Toil

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Spotlight

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Hidden Toil

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Upgrade Advisory

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News

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Case Study

How Dexcom Derisked GKE Upgrades and Sped Them Up by 5x using Chkk

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Case Study

Assuring Compliance and Availability for Yoti’s On-Prem Platform with Chkk

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Case Study

How a Fortune 500 Enterprise Avoided $500K in EKS Extended Support Fees, Achieved 80% Reduction in Prep Time, and Boosted Upgrade Productivity by 200%

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Case Study

How a Fortune 1000 Enterprise Standardized Multi-Cloud (EKS & GKE) Upgrades for 30+ Add-Ons, Avoided 6x Costs, and Achieved an 80% Reduction in Prep Time

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Spotlight

Spotlight: Upgrading Self-Managed Redis

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Spotlight: Simplifying Self-Managed Elasticsearch Upgrades with Chkk

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News

GKE & EKS Extended Support: Are 6x Fees for Supporting Older Kubernetes Versions Justified?

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Spotlight: Seamless Karpenter Upgrades with Chkk

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Operational Safety

Forced EKS & GKE Upgrades: How to Manage Business Continuity Risks

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Spotlight: How Chkk Streamlines & Safeguards Cilium Upgrades

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Technology

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Operational Safety

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News

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Change Safety

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News

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