Why Cloud Bills Now Tax Kubernetes Control Plane
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Episode 111 of Cloud Computing with Fexingo looks at a quietly growing line item on cloud bills: the Kubernetes control plane surcharge. Lucas and Luna break down exactly what the control plane does, why providers are now charging separately for it, and what a typical mid-size cluster costs per month. They discuss how AWS started charging $0.10 per hour per cluster in 2023, how Azure followed with a flat $0.10 per hour fee plus additional costs for etcd storage, and how Google Cloud now bills $0.10 per hour for standard clusters plus a premium for multi-region control planes. The hosts also talk about what this means for companies running hundreds of clusters, and offer practical tips like consolidating clusters and using auto-scaling to reduce the bill. A must-listen for anyone managing Kubernetes in production. #CloudComputing #Kubernetes #ControlPlane #AWS #Azure #GCP #CloudCosts #DevOps #ContainerOrchestration #Infrastructure #TechBills #CloudPricing #EKS #AKS #GKE #Technology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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