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Version: 0.0.1

Features

Bison provides a comprehensive suite of features for GPU resource management, billing, and multi-tenant isolation in Kubernetes environments.

See Bison in Action​

🎯 Real-Time Resource Dashboard​

Bison Dashboard

What you see:

  • Cluster Overview - Total teams, projects, resource pools, and quotas at a glance
  • Resource Utilization - Visual breakdown showing which teams are consuming resources
  • 7-Day Cost Trends - Historical cost data to identify spending patterns
  • Top 5 Cost Rankings - Quickly identify heavy GPU consumers
  • Team Budget Status - Real-time balance monitoring with color-coded alerts

Who benefits:

  • Platform Administrators get instant visibility into cluster health and usage patterns
  • Finance Teams can track costs in real-time without waiting for monthly reports
  • Team Leaders can compare their usage against other teams

💼 Team Management & Budget Monitoring​

Team Management

What you see:

  • Team List with real-time status indicators:
    • 🟢 Green balance = Healthy budget
    • 🟡 Yellow balance = Approaching threshold
    • 🔴 Red balance = Low balance or suspended
  • Resource Allocation - CPU/Memory/GPU quotas per team (e.g., "cpu 0/10" means 0 used out of 10 allocated)
  • Project Count - Number of namespaces/projects under each team
  • Quick Actions - Edit quotas, recharge balance, or delete team with one click

Who benefits:

  • Team Leaders monitor their budget status and resource usage at a glance
  • Administrators manage multiple teams from a single unified view
  • Finance Teams see which teams need recharging

💰 Flexible Billing Configuration​

Billing Configuration

What you see:

  • Per-Resource Pricing - Set custom prices for CPU (per core-hour), Memory (per GB-hour), GPU (per GPU-hour)
  • Currency Selection - Support for CNY, USD, EUR, and other currencies
  • Enable/Disable Toggle - Turn billing on/off for specific resources with one click
  • Billing Rules - Define how resources are metered (hourly, daily, etc.)
  • Alert Thresholds - Configure when to send low-balance warnings

Who benefits:

  • Finance Teams align cloud costs with internal chargeback policies
  • Administrators adjust pricing based on actual hardware costs
  • Budget Managers set appropriate warning thresholds to prevent overruns

Core Capabilities​

Multi-Tenant Management​

✅ Capsule-Powered Isolation - True multi-tenancy using Kubernetes-native Capsule operator ✅ OIDC Integration - Enterprise SSO support for authentication ✅ Team-Based Access Control - Manage users, roles, and permissions per team ✅ Shared & Exclusive Node Pools - Flexible resource allocation strategies

Real-Time Billing​

✅ Usage-Based Billing - Accurate cost tracking based on actual resource consumption ✅ Configurable Pricing - Set custom rates for CPU, Memory, GPU, and any Kubernetes resource ✅ Multi-Currency Support - CNY, USD, EUR, and more ✅ Billing Rules Engine - Define custom billing logic and aggregation periods

Dynamic Resource Quotas​

✅ Per-Team Quotas - CPU, Memory, GPU, Storage, and custom resources ✅ Namespace Quotas - Project-level resource limits within teams ✅ Auto-Enforcement - Kubernetes-native quota enforcement ✅ Quota Alerts - Notifications when approaching limits

Team Balance & Wallet System​

✅ Prepaid Balances - Team wallets with real-time deduction ✅ Auto-Deduction - Automated billing based on resource usage ✅ Balance Thresholds - Configurable warning and suspension levels ✅ Transaction History - Complete audit trail of all balance changes

Auto-Recharge​

✅ Scheduled Top-Ups - Weekly or monthly automatic recharges ✅ Custom Amounts - Flexible recharge amounts per team ✅ Recharge Notifications - Alert teams when balance is added

Balance Alerts​

✅ Multi-Channel Notifications - Webhook, DingTalk, WeChat, Email ✅ Configurable Thresholds - Set warning levels (e.g., 20%, 10%, 5%) ✅ Auto-Suspension - Automatically suspend workloads when balance depleted ✅ Custom Templates - Customize alert messages

Usage Reports​

✅ Team Analytics - Per-team cost breakdowns and trends ✅ Project Analytics - Namespace-level resource consumption ✅ Export Capabilities - CSV, Excel, PDF reports ✅ Historical Data - 30/60/90-day cost analysis

Audit Logging​

✅ Complete Operation History - Track all administrative actions ✅ User Attribution - Who did what and when ✅ Resource Changes - Track quota, balance, and configuration changes ✅ Compliance Ready - Meet internal audit requirements

Architecture Highlights​

Bison's architecture is designed for simplicity, scalability, and zero external dependencies.

Key Architectural Benefits​

  • Zero External Dependencies - All data stored in Kubernetes ConfigMaps (etcd-backed)
  • Cloud-Native - Built on Kubernetes primitives for maximum portability
  • Scalable - Stateless API server that can scale horizontally
  • Secure - Kubernetes RBAC integration and optional authentication
  • Observable - Prometheus metrics and structured logging
  • Extensible - Plugin architecture for custom billing rules and alerts

Integration Points​

OpenCost Integration​

Bison leverages OpenCost for real-time cost tracking:

  • Per-pod, per-namespace, per-team cost visibility
  • GPU utilization metrics
  • Historical cost data and trends
  • Integration with Prometheus for metric collection

Capsule Integration​

Bison uses Capsule for multi-tenancy:

  • Team-based tenant isolation
  • Namespace quota enforcement
  • Network and security policies
  • OIDC/SSO integration

Prometheus Integration​

Metrics collection and monitoring:

  • Resource utilization tracking
  • Custom billing metrics
  • Alert rule evaluation
  • Historical data retention

Next Steps​