Tag: FinOps

All the articles with the tag "FinOps".

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  OpenCost: cost-allocating a Kubernetes cluster down to the namespace

  28 Aug, 2026

  OpenCost is a CNCF project that allocates Kubernetes cost by namespace, deployment, and label — no commercial subscription required. We cover the allocation model, how it differs from Kubecost after IBM's acquisition, and how to install it next to a Prometheus you already run.

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  Karpenter: just-in-time nodes and half the cluster bill

  28 Jul, 2026

  Cluster Autoscaler scales pre-sized node groups, Karpenter picks the right instance for the actual pending pods and collapses the cluster when idle. NodePool/NodeClass, consolidation, spot fallback, and the traps that block it — with a working manifest.