Getting started
Here's the most important information, guides, and tutorials to bring you up to speed on using the platform.
What is Cast AI, and what does it help you achieve?
Cast AI is an all-in-one Kubernetes automation, optimization, security, and cost management platform. It abstracts layers of provider-specific technical complexity so that you can easily manage Kubernetes operations on all three major cloud providers (GCP, AWS, Azure) and beyond with Cast AI Anywhere.
The platform includes cost monitoring for real-time and longer-period cost reports at the cluster, namespace, and workload levels. It also offers cost optimization suggestions and automatic optimization using autoscaling, Spot Instance automation, bin packing, and other features.
Cast AI also provides workload autoscaling to right-size your containers automatically based on actual resource usage, eliminating manual guesswork and reducing waste from overprovisioned resources.
Key platform features
Supported providers
- Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
- Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
- Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Oracle Cloud (OCI)
- Microsoft Azure for Government
- Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (Cost Monitoring and Optimization insights only)
- Cast AI Anywhere – for any Kubernetes cluster, including on-premises, neo-cloud providers, or hybrid environments (Read more)
Get started
Connect your cluster
Pick the connection method that fits your workflow. Each guide covers prerequisites, installation, and the full connection process.
A single command from your terminal — auto-detects the cluster, walks you through feature selection, and handles the install. Supports EKS, GKE, and AKS.
Start the connection flow from the web UI. Also supports agentless cluster discovery with Cloud Connect. Works for EKS, GKE, AKS, OpenShift, kOps, and Cast AI Anywhere clusters.
Connect clusters as code with the Cast AI Terraform provider. Ideal for teams managing infrastructure through IaC pipelines.
Non-standard environments
If you're running Kubernetes beyond the major cloud providers — on-premises, other cloud providers, or hybrid setups — Cast AI Anywhere gives you access to workload optimization and resource consolidation features. While it doesn't include all the features available for major cloud providers, it delivers significant cost savings through resource efficiency.