The blog post "The 2024 Managed Kubernetes Showdown: GKE vs AKS vs EKS" by Mickael Alliel provides an in-depth comparison of the three leading managed Kubernetes services: Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS). It highlights the complexities of running Kubernetes independently and the benefits of outsourcing to managed services, such as ease of setup, maintenance, and automated scaling. Each service has distinct features: GKE is praised for its flexible version support and reliable auto-scaling; AKS is noted for its integration with Azure and free management of the Kubernetes control plane; EKS is recognized for its robust support for the most common Kubernetes version and its compatibility with AWS infrastructure. The blog further examines aspects like global availability, service level agreements, control plane pricing, and auto-scaling capabilities. It also discusses the support for operating systems, bare metal clusters, container image services, resource monitoring, and network policies, along with the importance of third-party tools like Komodor for effective Kubernetes troubleshooting.