FinOps on Google Cloud Platform

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2. 2 HI • Damjan Gjurovski • Platform engineering with focus on GCP
3. HOW TO SAVE MONEY 1. Understanding cloud costs 2. Some low-hanging fruits 3. The toolbox 4.FinOps automation
4. 4 UNDERSTANDING CLOUD COSTS • Usage based - CPU/hour, memory/hour • Data based – Bytes processed; Bytes transferred; Bytes stored • API calls • Fixed prices
5. 5 THE OTHER SIDE • Total cost of ownership • Upfront costs • Developer costs vs managed services • Unexpected demand changes
6. 6 WHAT WE CAN DO TO REDUCE BILLS • Planning • Underutilization • Scaling • Committed use discounts • Preemptable workloads • Managed services/pay-as-you go models • Budget alerts
7. 7 WHAT WE CAN DO TO REDUCE BILLS • Planning • Underutilization • Scaling • Committed use discounts • Preemptable workloads • Managed services/pay-as-you go models • Budget alerts
8. 8 PLANNING • Labels and cost centers • Committed use • Cost estimates
9. 9 PREEMPTABLE WORKLOADS • Workloads that can handle restarts • Workloads that are not time sensitive
10. 10 NODE POOLS • Different node pools for different workloads • Different machine sizes • Scaled down to 0 and waiting for work
11. 11 AUTOSCALERS • Horizontal pod autoscaler • Vertical pod autoscaler • Recommendation mode
12. 12 GKE AUTOPILOT • Pay-per-pod • ”Fixed” service cost
13. 13 THE TOOLBOX • Google Cloud's pricing calculator • Terraform • Infracost • Cloud custodian • FinOps foundation
14. 14 CLOUD PRICING CALCULATOR • Provides an indication for the costs • Might not take into account dynamic scaling • Leads to interesting insights
15. 15 INFRACOST • Can run in the CI pipeline • Provides a cost indication for terraform-managed resources • Can be a part of the MR approval process
16. 16 CLOUD CUSTODIAN • Enforces policies for cloud resources • Filters resources based on type, labels, other properties • Basis for an automated FinOps workflow
17. 17 FINOPS FOUNDATION • FinOps framework • Maturity model • Certifications
18. 18 AUTOMATION • Self-service platforms • Golden path • Enabling engineers to act • Automatically remove unused resources • Cloud scheduler • Cloud functions
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