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Scale to Zero With Kubernetes

Autoscaling and scale to zero is a critical functional requirement for all serverless platforms as well as platform-as-a-service (PaaS) solution providers because it helps to minimize infrastructure costs. For example, the following graph shows how Microsoft Azure saves money by having autoscaling and snooze (scale to zero) in the Azure PaaS and how their customers have directly benefited from the savings. Even though it is not directly related to Kubernetes deployment, it emphasizes how important to have the autoscaling and scale to zero in your solutions.

In addition to Knative and KADE, some other serverless platforms and tools support to scale to zero capabilities.

Organizations that are building PaaS and SaaS solutions on top of Kubernetes can reduce infrastructure costs by leveraging scale to zero capabilities and by adopting Knative and KEDA in their solutions.