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What was the significance of affinity rules in John's pod placement strategy?
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Affinity rules allowed John to control pod placement, ensuring optimal distribution of workloads across nodes and regions. This reduced latency and improved resource utilization. By training the SRE team on configuring affinity rules, he ensured the strategy was sustainable and effective long-term. Affinity rules were significant in John's pod placement strategy, improving workload distribution and resource efficiency.