Cost Management & Monitoring
Leveraging Cloud Custodian, Prometheus, and Grafana to optimize cloud resources and maintain total financial control in HPC environments.
Transparency as an Efficiency Driver
In 2026, high-performance computing without continuous monitoring is a primary cause of budget exhaustion. **Malgukke** implements **Financial Observability** by combining automated governance policies with real-time utilization telemetry. We ensure that every GPU and CPU hour is accounted for, allowing researchers to scale their workloads without fear of unpredictable cloud expenses.
Cloud Custodian Orchestration
**Cloud Custodian** serves as our automated governance engine. It optimizes cloud resource management by enforcing strict compliance and cost-saving policies—such as automatically de-provisioning idle instances or tagging untracked resources. This ensures that hybrid cloud infrastructures remain lean and audit-ready at all times.
- Automated "Off-Hours" compute scaling
- Real-time remediation of non-compliant resources
Monitoring: Prometheus & Grafana
For real-time observability, we combine **Prometheus** for metrics collection with **Grafana** for advanced visualization. This stack offers detailed insights into resource utilization—from per-node GPU temperatures to aggregate cluster throughput—aiding precise cost control and performance bottleneck identification in complex HPC environments.
- High-resolution time-series data storage
- Custom Dashboards for FinOps and Technical Ops
Monitoring Logic: Observe -> Analyze -> Optimize
| Function | Primary Tool | Economic ROI |
|---|---|---|
| Resource Governance | Cloud Custodian | Prevention of "Bill Shock" via automated kill-switches |
| Real-time Metrics | Prometheus | Accurate identification of under-utilized assets |
| Financial Dashboards | Grafana | Unified transparency for departmental billing |