A. Compute Engine - VMs

• Virtual Machine (VM) Scheduler – GCP
• Scheduler Dashboard is now available for Compute Engine VMs across onboarded GCP projects.
• Provides visibility into Scheduler Coverage, Total Spend, Potential Savings, and Savings Achieved.
• Eligible VMs are listed with project, region, zone, status, and potential savings details.
• Users can enable/disable scheduling and configure recurring start/stop timings at the resource level.
• Enables cost optimization by running VMs only during required hours.

 
B. Cloud SQL

• Scheduler Dashboard now supports scheduling for Cloud SQL instances.
• Displays key metrics including Scheduler Coverage, Total Spend, Potential Savings, and Savings Achieved.
• Users can configure start/stop schedules for supported Cloud SQL primary instances.
• Read replicas and dependent nodes appear as disabled, as scheduling is supported only at the primary instance level.
• Helps optimize database costs through controlled runtime management.