Physical node optimizer in a containerized application management system

A method, comprising:

• determining, at a first time, by a device comprising a processor, whether resources available at a set of nodes exceed a resource requirement of an application executing via a set of pods deployed on the set of nodes included in a containerized application management system;
• in response to determining that the resources exceed the resource requirement of the application, redeploying, by the device, at least one pod in the set of pods from a first node to a second node, as a result of which no pods are operating on the first node, wherein the first node and the second node are included in the set of nodes;
• and
• powering down, by the device, the first node.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

• determining, at a first time, a first resource requirement of an application executing via a set of pods deployed on a set of nodes, wherein the set of pods is included in a containerized application management system;
• determining, at a second time subsequent to the first time, a second resource requirement of the application executing via the set of pods deployed on the set of nodes;
• and
• predicting, based on the first resource requirement and the second resource requirement, a third time at which:
• at least one pod of pods deployed on a first node in the set of nodes is to be redeployed to a second node in the set of nodes;
• and
• in response to determining, as part of the predicting, that the first node does not have any pods deployed thereon, powering down the first node.