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Kubernetes Cost Optimization Blog

Practical guides on reducing K8s waste, FinOps best practices, and technical deep dives

🔥 Hot Take·11 min

Your AI-Generated Kubernetes Configs Are Costing You $50K/Year

We analyzed 847 real deployments where engineers used Copilot, ChatGPT, or Claude to generate Kubernetes YAML. The results made our cloud billing team cry. Here's the data (and how to fix it).

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Research·14 min

We Analyzed 3,000 Kubernetes Clusters in 2026: The One Config That Costs Everyone Millions

After analyzing 3,000+ production clusters running 847,000+ pods, we found one line in every YAML that's costing companies an average of $847/month. Here's the data.

January 15, 2026
Calculator·12 min

Kubernetes Cost Calculator: How to Calculate K8s Costs Per Pod in 2026

Calculate exact Kubernetes costs per pod, node, and cluster. Complete guide with pricing formulas, real examples, and cost calculator. Works for AWS EKS, GKE, AKS.

January 13, 2026
Guide·9 min

How to Plan Your 2026 Kubernetes Budget (Before Q1 Ends)

Stop guessing. A practical guide to forecasting Kubernetes costs for 2026 based on actual usage data, not last year's spend plus 20%.

January 12, 2026
2025 Predictions·11 min

7 Kubernetes Cost Trends That Will Define 2025

From FinOps becoming mandatory to AI workloads reshaping capacity planning, these are the Kubernetes cost trends every DevOps team needs to prepare for.

December 30, 2024
Holiday Special·8 min

The 12 Days of Kubernetes Cost Savings: A DevOps Holiday Gift Guide

Unwrap 12 kubectl commands that save real money. From right-sizing pods to spot instances, give your cloud bill the gift of optimization this holiday season.

December 25, 2024
Checklist·10 min

Your End-of-Year Kubernetes Cost Audit Checklist for 2025

Don't carry 2024's waste into 2025. The complete checklist to audit your clusters, clean up orphaned resources, and start the new year lean.

December 22, 2024
Tutorial·7 min

5 kubectl Commands That Reveal Hidden Kubernetes Waste

No fancy tools required. Find over-provisioned pods, orphaned LoadBalancers, and idle workloads with built-in kubectl commands.

December 19, 2024
Research·16 min

The $47 Billion Kubernetes Efficiency Crisis: 2025 Year-End Report

72% of companies failing cloud audits. CFOs demanding answers. The era of "unlimited cloud budgets" is over. Real data from 1,847 clusters.

December 17, 2024
Research·14 min

AI Companies Waste $4.2B on Kubernetes GPU Clusters in 2025

Exclusive data from 200+ AI companies: 73% of GPU infrastructure budgets wasted on idle H100s, oversized inference clusters, and broken autoscaling.

December 15, 2024
Research·12 min

Kubernetes Waste Report 2024: Real Data from 10,000 Pods

We analyzed 500+ clusters: Java apps waste 66% of memory, Node.js 68%, Python 72%. Average cluster wastes $847/month. Based on real kubectl top metrics.

December 12, 2024
Technical·8 min

Kubernetes Resource Requests vs Limits Explained (With Examples)

Understand the difference between requests and limits. Learn how to set them correctly for CPU and memory with practical YAML examples.

December 11, 2024
Guide·11 min

How to Reduce Kubernetes Costs: 10 Proven Strategies

10 proven strategies to cut K8s bills by 30-50%. From right-sizing pods to spot instances, these techniques work on EKS, GKE, and AKS.

December 10, 2024
Comparison·8 min

Wozz vs Kubecost: Which Kubernetes Cost Tool is Right for You? (2024)

A comprehensive comparison of Wozz and Kubecost. Learn about pricing, features, privacy, and which tool saves you more money.

December 7, 2024
Comparison·7 min

Wozz vs CAST.AI: Privacy-First vs Full-Access Automation

Compare Wozz's privacy-first approach with CAST.AI's cluster automation. Pricing, security, and cost savings analyzed.

December 7, 2024
Guide·12 min

The Complete Guide to Kubernetes Cost Optimization (2024)

Master Kubernetes cost optimization with this comprehensive guide. From resource requests to autoscaling, learn proven techniques to cut cloud costs by 40%.

December 6, 2024
Tutorial·6 min

How to Find Kubernetes Waste in 5 Minutes (Free Tool)

Step-by-step guide to finding over-provisioned pods, orphaned load balancers, and idle resources in your cluster.

December 5, 2024
Technical·10 min

Kubernetes Memory Limits: The #1 Cause of Cloud Waste

Why over-provisioned memory limits cost enterprises millions. Learn how to right-size memory requests and limits without risking OOMKills.

December 4, 2024
FinOps·9 min

Kubernetes FinOps: How Engineering Teams Save 40% on Cloud Costs

Implement FinOps best practices in your Kubernetes environment. From visibility to optimization, build a culture of cost awareness.

December 3, 2024

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