The Hidden Cost of Idle K8s Resources (and What to Do About It)
Thursday September 18th, 2025 1pm ET | 10am PT (1 hour)
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We’ll explore the hidden inefficiencies in Kubernetes clusters that silently drive up cloud spend. Idle pods, over-provisioned nodes, and unused storage often go unnoticed, even in mature environments. This session will focus on how to detect idle resources, measure their real-world impact, and apply technical strategies to reclaim efficiency.
You’ll learn:
How to identify idle CPU, memory, storage, and nodes in complex K8s clusters
Techniques to measure the real cost of unused resources
Strategies for right-sizing, autoscaling, and scheduled hibernation
How to continuously monitor and prevent idle resources from accumulating
Tired of rising costs due to the business consuming IT like it's a free, unlimited resource? Or business leaders complaining about the IT allocation hitting their budgets?
Join this webinar on October 9th, to change the narrative using showback and chargeback. Find out how these tools will help you gain the trust and cooperation of your business partners in your efforts to optimize IT costs.
During this webinar, you'll learn how to:
Calculate defensible cost allocations based on consumption
Set reasonable and predictable service rates to recover IT costs
Provide consumers with levers of choice to reduce their costs
Reserve your seat today!
Tired of rising costs due to the business consuming IT like it's a free, unlimited resource? Or business leaders complaining about the IT allocation hitting their budgets?
Join this webinar on October 9th, to change the narrative using showback and chargeback. Find out how these tools will help you gain the trust and cooperation of your business partners in your efforts to optimize IT costs.
During this webinar, you'll learn how to:
Calculate defensible cost allocations based on consumption
Set reasonable and predictable service rates to recover IT costs
Provide consumers with levers of choice to reduce their costs
Reserve your seat today!
Agenda
09:00
Opening keynote
10:00
Session keynote
10:30
Session keynote
11:00
Session keynote
12:00
End keynote
Main course specialists
John DoeProgram ManagerAcme.io
John DoeProgram ManagerAcme.io
Trainers
John DoeProgram ManagerAcme.io
John DoeProgram ManagerAcme.io
John DoeProgram ManagerAcme.io
John DoeProgram ManagerAcme.io
Speakers
Joe DahlquistPrincipal Product Marketing ManagerIBM Kubecost
Mike Riggs Solutions EngineerIBM Kubecost
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Speakers
Joe DahlquistPrincipal Product Marketing ManagerIBM Kubecost
Mike Riggs Solutions EngineerIBM Kubecost
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