The Three Layers of Kubernetes Cost Waste Most Teams Miss
This is article 1 in a series about Kubernetes cost optimization. I explore how cost waste hides across compute, storage, and networking. More importantly, I will explore how to tackle it with automation instead of manual audits. A team right-sizes their deployments very well, and cuts compute costs by 30%. Then someone looks at the rest of the bill and starts investigating. Dozens of volumes and disks sitting unattached. Load balancers fronting services with 2 requests per hour. An entire development environment running 24/7 with no activity for the last 3 days. The compute cuts they celebrated? A fraction of the total waste. ...