Groundcover Adds Autonomous Infrastructure in Beta

The beta feature automatically rightsizes processor and memory requests on Kubernetes workloads for groundcover customers.

Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Data Centers

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groundcover has added Autonomous Infrastructure to its platform in beta, a feature that automatically rightsizes processor and memory requests on Kubernetes workloads. The technology comes from Wand Cloud Ltd., which groundcover acquired in September.

Why it matters

Kubernetes requests are usually set before a workload handles real traffic, and requests set too low can cause out-of-memory errors. Automating those adjustments targets a recurring source of cloud resource waste and instability for teams running containerized applications.

The feature compares requested and actual processor and memory usage side by side, drawing on production history collected by the groundcover sensor on supported versions. During the beta, it changes requests only and leaves limits unchanged.

The players

groundcover

A cloud observability company that offers a monitoring platform built around a sensor collecting production data from Kubernetes environments.

Wand Cloud Ltd.

The company whose technology groundcover acquired in September to build its autonomous infrastructure capability.

One Peak

An investment firm that led groundcover's $100 million Series C round in July.

The details

Before raising a workload's request, the feature checks how tightly the node is already packed. Each policy carries minimum and maximum bounds for processor and memory, and an audit log records policy assignments.

September: groundcover acquired Wand Cloud Ltd.
July: groundcover closed a $100 million Series C led by One Peak.
Nov. 3, 2026: Autonomous Infrastructure beta was added to the platform.
Nov. 9-12: Demonstrations are scheduled at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America in Salt Lake City.

The Tech Race

Automated resource rightsizing builds on Kubernetes resource requests and limits, the manual settings that have long governed how containers are allocated processor and memory. groundcover's beta moves that tuning from a one-time configuration step toward continuous adjustment based on observed usage.

Teams running Kubernetes can use the beta at no additional cost if they already run the groundcover sensor, which may reduce out-of-memory failures caused by requests set too low. Cost estimates will depend on the per-unit price each customer enters until public cloud pricing arrives.

The takeaway

Resource requests that were set once and rarely revisited can now be adjusted continuously from observed usage. Teams that already run Kubernetes workloads should check how their current requests compare with actual consumption.

What happens next

groundcover plans to bring public cloud pricing to the feature's dollar figures, followed by billing data such as the Amazon Web Services Cost and Usage Report. Demonstrations are scheduled at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America, Nov. 9-12.