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
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
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
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
- Installation Guide - Deploy Bison in your cluster
- User Guides - Learn how to use Bison
- Architecture - Deep dive into system design
- Configuration - Configure billing and settings