Cloud Cost Optimization and Sustainability in Kubernetes

Abstract

The examination investigates how cloud cost optimization must fit dual requirements of environmental sustainability when applied to Kubernetes-based deployments, as these serve as crucial elements in modern cloud-native environments. Due to its remarkable operational features, Kubernetes became the leading container orchestration system after Google initially developed it, as it provides flexibility and resilience alongside scalability. Resource management proves challenging within Kubernetes deployments owing to their properties, which lead to high cloud costs and adverse environmental outcomes. Three crucial aspects of Kubernetes deployment management are evaluated in this research: technical elements, operational methods, and strategic sustainability models. The research investigates Kubernetes resource distribution factors where CPU, memory, and storage take center stage with descriptions of right-sizing features and autoscaling methods while exploring cost-efficient scheduling techniques. The study evaluates the connection between security practice implementation and environmental protection while reducing costs through improved monitoring capabilities. The study conducts an environmental assessment of cloud operations and develops sustainability methods that use workload consolidation with green cloud vendor selection and energy-efficient node infrastructure. The document solves multicluster orchestration issues by explaining workload distribution methods that keep cloud region expenses at their best. The paper shows practical sustainability features through Kubecost applications, Kyverno, and Open Policy Agent implementation. The section provides concrete guidelines that organizations must execute based on best practice standards for implementing Kubernetes to improve their financial condition while enhancing environmental sustainability. The recommended method promotes sustained security-based Kubernetes operations by implementing cloud-native insights with policy structures while conducting ongoing assessments to ensure sustainability.