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# [Kubernetes FinOps: finding the money you waste on oversized requests and idle nodes](https://amitshuklabag.hashnode.dev/kubernetes-finops-finding-the-money-you-waste-on-oversized-requests-and-idle-nodes?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Your nodes look full and your CPUs sit at 20 percent. Here's how to measure the gap, right size workloads, and stop paying for capacity nobody uses

1d ago · 9 min read · amitshuklabag.hashnode.dev  
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