{
  "id": 17977276,
  "title": "Groundcover turns its Wand acquisition into a Kubernetes rightsizing beta",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/groundcover-turns-its-wand-acquisition-into-a-kubernetes-rightsizing",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-03T14:00:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SiliconANGLE",
    "slug": "siliconangle",
    "url": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/03/groundcover-turns-its-wand-acquisition-into-a-kubernetes-right-sizing-beta/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Observability firm Groundcover Inc. has introduced a beta version of Autonomous Infrastructure to its platform, aimed at automatically optimizing Kubernetes workloads for processor and memory requests based on their actual production behavior. This technology was acquired from Kubernetes resource optimization startup Wand Cloud Ltd. in September. Groundcover acquired Wand Cloud to enhance its platform with this capability, which will initially focus on optimizing processor and memory requests that are typically set upfront for each workload, often before any real traffic has been handled.\n\nThe Autonomous Infrastructure feature analyzes usage data collected by Groundcover's sensors over time, allowing customers to see actual usage alongside requested resources, alongside estimated monthly savings and a count of under-provisioned workloads. The feature ensures stability by checking node occupancy before making adjustments, preventing a heavily requested service from starving neighboring services on shared nodes.\n\nShahar Azulay, Groundcover's co-founder and CEO, highlights that customers can preview potential savings using their own cloud cost data before implementing changes. The feature remains inactive until manually activated by an engineer, who can then apply it to specific deployments, namespaces, or clusters. During the beta, the software only adjusts requests, leaving existing limits untouched. Engineers can define minimum and maximum bounds for processor and memory requests through policies, with an audit log tracking all changes.\n\nGroundcover recommends starting with lower-risk workloads, such as development namespaces, to minimize risk. The beta is currently available at no extra cost to all Groundcover customers using its sensor on Kubernetes, and the company is also seeking design partners to help refine the product. Demonstrations of the feature are planned for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America in Salt Lake City from November 9-12. Groundcover has raised $160 million in funding to date, with a $100 million Series C round led by One Peak in July.",
  "summary": "Observability company groundcover Inc. today added Autonomous Infrastructure to its platform in beta to rightsize the processor and memory requests automatically on customers’ Kubernetes workloads based on how each workload behaves in production. The technology comes from Kubernetes resource optimization startup Wand Cloud Ltd., which groundcover acquired in September. The release is aimed at the…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}