What a year it’s been!
As 2024 winds down, we’re proud and humbled by how much PerfectScale has grown, evolved, and continued to redefine Kubernetes optimization. This year was marked by big and small achievements, new customer successes, and innovations that have pushed us all forward. Here’s a look back at the highlights of 2024 and a glimpse of what’s next.
PerfectScale by the Numbers
Our platform’s impact in 2024 is reflected in the metrics that matter to our community:
- 1826000 resilience issues resolved by PerfectScale automation
- 444040 Workloads optimized
- $56296188 Costs saved by PerfectScale automation
- $207443340 Costs saved by manual optimization
- 76.4% of wasted K8s costs saved
- Environmental impact: Optimizing Kubernetes environments reduced CO2 emissions across our clients
- Client growth: PerfectScale welcomed new clients across fintech, cybersecurity, SaaS, and retail
- Team expansion: PerfectScale grew to over 50 team members, with expertise across engineering, DevOps, and customer success around the globe.
We Took a Deep Dive Into the Industry (in Numbers)
Reflecting on the trends from PerfectScale's State of Kubernetes Efficiency report, we see a clear snapshot of both the challenges and efficiencies shaping the Kubernetes landscape.
Here are some of the key findings:
- Over-Provisioning Costs: On average, over 50% of every dollar spent on Kubernetes is lost to over-provisioning, where resources exceed actual demand.
- At-Risk Workloads: Despite these additional resources, 25% of workloads still face performance risks due to under-provisioning or configuration issues.
- Carbon Emissions: Each Kubernetes cluster emits an estimated 2,188 kg of CO₂ annually from idle or wasted resources—equivalent to around 78,000 global flights per year when extrapolated globally.
- Over-Provisioning Stats:
- 90% of clusters were found to be over-provisioned, with at least 20% unused resources.
- Over-provisioned CPU accounts for 38% and memory for 13% of every dollar spent on Kubernetes cloud services.
🚀 Product updates you might have missed in 2024
In response to the complex needs of cloud-native applications, we expanded PerfectScale’s capabilities to deliver precise optimization at every level.
- Our new GPU support and node-level optimization features addressed high-demand resources for AI and ML workloads, empowering customers to manage Kubernetes with more flexibility and granularity.
- Meanwhile, our launch of InfraFit and integration with AWS Cost and Usage Reports (CUR) brought full cost transparency, giving users visibility into cloud costs down to individual services.
- Before the end of this year, our team has delivered significant improvements in automation, enhanced KPI visibility, greater extensibility, and more.
These tools have empowered our customers to take control of their budgets, improve performance, and optimize their environments for both cost and resilience.
We strive to help Kubernetes teams operate lean, high-performing environments that are resilient enough to scale with confidence.
We Served Many Successful Customers
PerfectScale is built on the success of our customers, and their stories are a powerful reminder of why we do what we do. Here are a few stories that show the real-world impact PerfectScale has made in helping teams reach new levels of optimization.
Rapyd I Solved Observability Gaps to Cut K8s Costs by 40%
For global fintech leader Rapyd, Kubernetes is essential for meeting their global payment needs across 100+ countries. However, as they scaled from EC2 to EKS, they quickly saw the limits of traditional observability tools, which lacked the precision to address their unique needs. PerfectScale delivered the cost visibility and advanced insights Rapyd required, resulting in up to 40% reduction in cloud costs and optimized performance across more than 15 AWS clusters. Dive into the full case study here.
“PerfectScale exposed the extent of our resource wastage and unnecessary expenditure,” shared Boris Isakov, Technical Kubernetes Lead at Rapyd. “We achieved significant cost reductions and a performance boost that profoundly enhanced our infrastructure.”
Cynet I Optimizing K8s Cost to Strengthen Competitive Advantage
Cybersecurity is high stakes. Cynet knew that cloud costs directly impact their ability to remain competitive. With PerfectScale, Cynet gained visibility into their Kubernetes spending, giving them the insight they needed to cut waste without sacrificing stability. PerfectScale’s alerting features streamlined their operations by proactively flagging potential issues—ensuring smooth performance for Cynet’s critical security services. You can read the full case study here.
“PerfectScale provided the visibility and stability we needed to stay lean without compromising on reliability,” said Elad Gotfrid, Director of Operations at Cynet. “PerfectScale empowered us to meet our cost-saving goals while continuing to serve our customers with stability.”
Trax I From Roadblocks to Results
For Trax, which serves global retail brands across 90+ countries, optimizing a multi-cloud Kubernetes environment presented challenges. Trax relied on manual approaches to reduce costs, but the limitations of existing tools made it difficult to achieve results. PerfectScale provided the visibility and intelligence Trax needed to streamline costs across over 200 microservices, and they achieved a 75% cost reduction in some clusters, saving six figures annually. Read their journey here.
“PerfectScale gave us a clear roadmap for cost-effective optimization,” said Mark Serdze, Director of Cloud Infrastructure at Trax. “It became a vital tool for our engineering teams, helping us drive impactful savings without sacrificing performance.”
Last but not least, PerfectScale has earned numerous high reviews on the G2 platform, reflecting the value it brings to Kubernetes optimization. We invite you to explore the real feedback shared by our users, offering authentic insights into their experiences.
›› If you’ve had a chance to work with PerfectScale, we would greatly appreciate your input! By leaving your review here, you can help the broader community make informed decisions and continue to enhance Kubernetes optimization efforts. Thank you for being a part of our journey!
We Were Recognized By Gartner
We were honored to be recognized by Gartner in multiple reports this year, including the Cool Vendors in Container Management and several key Hype Cycles.
Last but not least, we’re thrilled to announce that PerfectScale has been recognized as a strategic partner for Amazon EKS Hybrid Nodes (EKS). This collaboration empowers organizations to optimize Kubernetes workloads seamlessly across cloud and on-premises environments, maximizing efficiency and performance in their hybrid setups.
PerfectScale is proud to be recognized for advancing Kubernetes optimization and helping organizations operate more cost-effectively and sustainably. We’re committed to setting new standards for resource management and efficiency in the cloud-native world.
The Most Popular Reads in PerfectScale's Blog
A DevOps engineer is not at the top of his or her game unless he or she keeps up with the latest trends and hacks. This year, we started to publish useful technical guides for DevOps engineers to sharpen their skills and build awesome products faster, not harder.
These are the top reads from PerfectScale in 2024:
🚀 [EBOOK] The ultimate guide to mastering Kubernetes Day 2 operations
🚀 [EBOOK] A Practical Guide to the Kubernetes Vertical Pod Autoscaler (VPA) by Daniele Polencic from LearnK8s.
🚀 How to unlock 30-50% cost reductions with PerfectScale and Karpenter
Top webinars featuring fantastic guests:
🚀 [WEBINAR] Scaling Success: The Role of GenAI in Modern DevOps with Patrick Debois
🚀 [WEBINAR] Fine-tune Your K8S Clusters for Optimal Cost and Performance with Eli Birger
🚀 [WEBINAR] Optimizing Kubernetes Node Utilization- From Theory to Practice with Matthew Parker and Ant Weiss
Stay tuned for more valuable content and webinars designed for DevOps Engineers and team leads coming your way in 2025!
16 Industry Events
In 2024, PerfectScale had the incredible opportunity to connect with the Kubernetes and cloud-native communities through some of the most prominent industry events. This year, we proudly attended KubeCon Europe, KubeCon North America, and the inaugural KubeCon India, celebrating milestones and forging meaningful connections.
Beyond these major gatherings, we also engaged with the global community at KCD events and local meetups, deepening our commitment to innovation and collaboration in the cloud-native ecosystem. Here's to an inspiring year and the exciting journey ahead! 🚀
Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth, participated in demos, and engaged in fruitful conversations. Your help means everything to us!
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We Continue to Grow the PerfectScale A-Team
2024 was a year of growth and camaraderie for our team.
We welcomed new talent across all functions, from engineering and product to sales and customer support. These new perspectives and skills allow us to innovate faster and support our customers more effectively. Our team is now 50+ strong, united in our commitment to making Kubernetes environments as efficient and resilient as possible.
In August, PerfectScale had our very first official in-person offsite in Dubrovnik, Croatia! 43 teammates, arriving from 16 different countries in 8 different time zones, from India in the far east to San Francisco in the far west.
This event was all about transparency, giving clear visibility into the state of our business, and unifying our teams around common goals and objectives to promote accountability and results.
›› We’re hiring! If you’re interested in joining PerfectScale, check out our open positions.
We wish you a joyous holiday season and a prosperous New Year!
Thank you for a wonderful 2023; we cannot wait to see what we can accomplish together in 2024!
Team PerfectScale
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