Overview
What this challenge is about.
Cost-Optimize a Misshapen Kubernetes Cluster. Advanced challenge in analysis. Analyzing real datasets and building models that drive decisions, earn a blockc...
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
Cut a 280-node EKS cluster's monthly cost by 35 percent without violating customer SLAs, proving the saving on a 40-node pilot first.
This is not a data exercise. It is the work an analyst does when stakeholders need answers from messy data. That distinction matters to every hiring manager who has seen candidates describe statistical methods and none who have extracted insight from messy, real-world data.
When you finish, you will have something most graduates do not: a real-world deliverable, verified by Ewance, that you can show to a hiring manager and say "I did this. Here is the proof."
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Profile Kubernetes cluster cost across nodes, requests, and idle capacity
- Apply right-sizing using Vertical Pod Autoscaler recommendations
- Introduce Spot + Karpenter without breaking PDBs or SLAs
- Plan a cluster-wide rollout staged for safe reversal
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Cloud Computing
Master · Cloud And Devops
Strong alignment
This challenge maps to Cloud Computing at the Master level. It sharpens the same practical skills your coursework expects — but in a real industry context with actual constraints and deliverables.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
Each one shows up on your verified credential.
- Kubernetes
Apply kubernetes to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Cost Optimization
Apply cost optimization to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Aws
Deploy and manage infrastructure and services on Amazon Web Services.
- Karpenter
Apply karpenter to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Benchmarking
Apply benchmarking to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Documentation
Apply documentation to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
Careers
Career paths this challenge builds toward
Completing this challenge demonstrates skills that transfer directly to these roles: