🔵 Google Cloud
GKE Autopilot Spot Pods — 60-70% Cost Reduction for Kubernetes Batch Workloads
GKE Autopilot Spot Pods launched with 60-70% cost reduction vs standard Autopilot. Add nodeSelector: cloud.google.com/gke-spot: "true". Pricing ~$0.006/vCPU/hr. 30-second preemption notice.
TCOIQ: Best serverless Kubernetes option for batch/fault-tolerant workloads. 100 pods at 2vCPU/4GB for 8hrs/day: Standard = $876/month, Spot = $291/month. Implement PodDisruptionBudgets and checkpointing. ROI achievable in under 1 month.
💰 TCOIQ Cost Impact
$585/month saving per 100 pods (8hrs/day) — single nodeSelector line, implementable in 1 hour
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