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replace pattern for spot vm
after feedback from hardware engineer, => proposal to replace spot VM pattern, with Efficient Hardware (ARM nodes, which are low cost and enegy efficient)
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description: Learn about sustainable software engineering in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
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services: container-service
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ms.topic: conceptual
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ms.date: 10/21/2022
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ms.date: 10/25/2022
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# Sustainable software engineering practices in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
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| [Enable cluster and node auto-updates](#enable-cluster-and-node-auto-updates) | | ✔️ |
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| [Install supported add-ons and extensions](#install-supported-add-ons-and-extensions) | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| [Containerize your workload where applicable](#containerize-your-workload-where-applicable) | ✔️ | |
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| [Use spot node pools when possible](#use-spot-node-pools-when-possible) | | ✔️ |
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| [Use energy efficient hardware](#use-energy-efficient-hardware) | | ✔️ |
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| [Match the scalability needs and utilize auto-scaling and bursting capabilities](#match-the-scalability-needs-and-utilize-auto-scaling-and-bursting-capabilities) | | ✔️ |
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| [Turn off workloads and node pools outside of business hours](#turn-off-workloads-and-node-pools-outside-of-business-hours) | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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| [Delete unused resources](#delete-unused-resources) | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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* Use [Draft](/azure/aks/draft) to simplify application containerization by generating Dockerfiles and Kubernetes manifests.
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### Use spot node pools when possible
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### Use energy efficient hardware
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Spot nodes use Spot VMs and are great for workloads that can handle interruptions, early terminations, or evictions such as batch processing jobs and development and testing environments.
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Ampere’s Cloud Native Processors are uniquely designed to meet both the high performance and power efficiency needs of the cloud.
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* Use [spot node pools](/azure/aks/spot-node-pool) to take advantage of unused capacity in Azure at a significant cost saving for a more sustainable platform design for your [interruptible workloads](/azure/architecture/guide/spot/spot-eviction).
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* Evaluate if [nodes with Ampere Altra Arm–based processors](/blog/azure-virtual-machines-with-ampere-altra-arm-based-processors-generally-available/) are a good option for your workloads.
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