Pepperdata Capacity Optimizer is a radical way to minimize the inherent waste of big data and Kubernetes systems in the cloud and increase utilization in on-premises environments. By instructing the scheduler to consider the actual resource utilization instead of allocated resources, Capacity Optimizer reclaims waste, maximizes resources utilization, and optimizes autoscaling in the cloud. It operates autonomously, continuously, and in real time to reclaim waste in both YARN and Kubernetes environments.