# Namespace resource quotas (prevent waste)
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Cap resource consumption per namespace to prevent any single team or environment from over-provisioning and inflating cluster-wide costs. For sample commands to Namespace resource quota to cap consumption and prevent over-provisioning, see [this GitHub repository](https://github.com/aws-samples/sample-eks-cost-optimization-guide/blob/main/10-additional-strategies/namespace-resource-quota.yaml)