Cost Optimization
If you like applying Cost Optimization, every challenge here gives you a chance to practice it on a real industry brief.
- AnalysisAdvancedNew
Cost-Optimize a Misshapen Kubernetes Cluster
Receive 30 days of cluster metrics (Prometheus + AWS Cost Explorer exports), Helm releases, and PodDisruptionBudgets per namespace. Profile: identify the top 3 cost drivers (lik…
- Kubernetes
- Cost Optimization
- Aws
Cloud Computing - AnalysisAdvancedNew
Cost-Profile a Spark Job at Scale and Cut the Bill in Half
Receive the PySpark job (around 1,800 lines), 5 nights of Spark UI + EMR metrics, and the EMR cluster config. Profile to find the top 3 cost drivers (likely candidates: skewed j…
- Spark
- Cost Optimization
- Etl Pipelines
Big Data and Data-Intensive Systems - AnalysisAdvancedNew
Cut Latency and Cost on a High-Volume Summarization Service
You receive 30 days of anonymized request logs (prompt token counts, completion token counts, latencies, models used). Profile the cost and latency distribution, then design and…
- Cost Optimization
- Latency Optimization
- Prompt Compression
LLM Application Development
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