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Rightsizing · Low severity

Cluster Autoscaling Disabled

Without autoscaling the cluster holds its configured worker count for the whole run, so the size chosen for the heaviest stage is paid for during every lighter one.

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3clouds covered
Lowseverity
Savingswhere it shows up
Manualfix, steps written out

AWSAzureGoogle CloudDatabricks

Found, explained, handed over.

Findings with a dollar figure attached, idle, oversized, orphaned, unscheduled and undiscounted spend.

01

Detect

ZopNight checks this automatically across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, with read-only access to the account.

02

Explain

Every finding says exactly what to change: Enable autoscaling on the Databricks cluster. Where the saving can be proven it is priced; where it cannot, the finding says so.

03

Fix

The finding opens with the fix already written out, step by step, so it is one ticket, not an investigation.

Applies to
Databricks Cluster on AWS, Databricks Cluster on Azure, Databricks Cluster on Google Cloud
The fix, by hand on AWS
  1. Open the cluster's configuration in the Databricks workspace.
  2. Enable autoscaling and set sensible min/max worker bounds for the workload.
  3. Monitor cluster utilisation after the change to confirm the bounds fit demand.

These are the steps the finding carries in the product.

Category
Rightsizing. Resources sized for headroom they never use. A smaller size runs the same workload for less.
Where it appears
The Savings tab of Recommendations, with every affected resource listed.
Rule IDs
RC-2208 RC-2308 RC-2408
Full reference

Cluster Autoscaling Disabled

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  • $30M+annualised cloud spend under management
  • 550K+resources tracked since launch
  • 20-60%off the bill in the first month
  • SOC 2Type II report, plus ISO 27001

Figures published on zop.dev.

Multi-cloud automation· Production-ready in 30 min· SOC 2 · ISO 27001· 20–60% off the bill, first month· 4 platforms · 1 console· Multi-cloud automation· Production-ready in 30 min· SOC 2 · ISO 27001· 20–60% off the bill, first month· 4 platforms · 1 console·