Optimize Google Cloud VMs in 2025: Save Costs, Keep Performance

✅ Spot idle VMs → CPU < 5%
✅ Work in waves → avoid breaking things
✅ Quick wins → downsize, autoscale, use spot instances
✅ Watch CPU, RAM, disk I/O, network
✅ Use Recommender API + Cloud Scheduler
💡 Save where users won’t notice.
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