Episode 28: Taming Kubernetes Complexity: Automation, Cost, and Control

In this episode of the CloudTweaks Podcast, host Steve Prentice speaks with Maxim Melamedov – CEO and Co-Founder of Zesty about why Kubernetes has become central to modern cloud, data, and AI workloads, and why it also introduces significant operational and financial challenges.

The discussion breaks down how Kubernetes enables scale while increasing complexity around cost control, stability, and governance. Listeners will learn why balancing performance, reliability, and spend is increasingly difficult in environments with constantly changing workloads.

A core theme is automation and the importance of applying it with clearly defined guardrails. The episode explains how automation, when guided by human-defined policies, can reduce waste, prevent overprovisioning, and maintain control without increasing risk.

Zesty is highlighted as a cloud optimization company that automates Kubernetes resource management by combining operational optimization with financial tools such as Savings Plans and Spot Instances to better align infrastructure with business goals.

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