How old are your Kubernetes nodes? Most often, people don’t know the answer to this question, or if they do, they know that “most” of their nodes are a certain age, and some are newer. Knowing the age of your nodes is important, particularly in terms of maintaining a healthy and efficient cluster. In fact, the age of your nodes can impact your cluster’s performance, security, and stability. Let’s look at some of the primary reasons it’s important to both know the age of your nodes and keep them up to date.