Glossary
Kubernetes & Containers

Bin Packing

Scheduling workloads so that node capacity is filled efficiently and fewer nodes are needed.
Improves cluster density by placing workloads on existing nodes where possible, potentially reducing the number of nodes required.

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Kubernetes & Containers

Autoscaling

Automatically adjusting the number of pods or nodes in response to demand.
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Kubernetes & Containers

Cluster Utilisation

The ratio of resources actually used by workloads to the resources provisioned across cluster nodes.
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Kubernetes & Containers

Idle Resources

Provisioned resources that are running and billed but doing little or no useful work.
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