diff --git a/cmd/deploy.go b/cmd/deploy.go
index 578000b2..48850c72 100644
--- a/cmd/deploy.go
+++ b/cmd/deploy.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Examples:
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&overrideFile, "override", "", "Path to YAML file with overrides")
 	cmd.Flags().StringArrayVar(&overrideSetExpressions, "set", []string{}, "Set override values (can specify multiple times, e.g., --set foo.bar=val)")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&exposure, "exposure", "loadbalancer", "Central exposure backend (loadbalancer, none)")
-	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&resources, "resources", "auto", "Resource sizing preset (auto=cluster-based, medium, small)")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&resources, "resources", "acs-defaults", "Resource sizing preset (acs-defaults, auto, medium, small)")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&shell, "shell", "", "Shell to spawn after Central deployment")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&envrc, "envrc", "", "Write environment to file instead of spawning sub-shell")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&singleNamespace, "single-namespace", false, "Deploy all components in a single namespace ('stackrox' by default)")
@@ -199,14 +199,14 @@ func resolveAutoResources(clusterType env.ClusterType, log *logger.Logger) strin
 	switch clusterType {
 	case env.LocalKind:
 		resolvedResources = "small"
-		log.Info("Auto-detected cluster type Kind: using small resources")
 	case env.InfraOpenShift4:
+	case env.InfraGKE:
 		resolvedResources = "medium"
-		log.Info("Auto-detected cluster type OpenShift 4: using medium resources")
 	default:
-		resolvedResources = "default"
-		log.Info("Auto-detected cluster type " + clusterType.String() + ": using default resources")
+		resolvedResources = "acs-defaults"
 	}
 
+	log.Infof("Auto-detected cluster type %s: using resource profile %q", clusterType.String(), resolvedResources)
+
 	return resolvedResources
 }
diff --git a/internal/deployer/deploy_via_operator.go b/internal/deployer/deploy_via_operator.go
index 04a446b7..083e8b53 100644
--- a/internal/deployer/deploy_via_operator.go
+++ b/internal/deployer/deploy_via_operator.go
@@ -257,31 +257,10 @@ func (d *Deployer) createCentralCR(resources, exposure string) (map[string]inter
 					"enabled": false,
 				},
 			},
-			"scanner": map[string]interface{}{
-				"analyzer": map[string]interface{}{
-					"scaling": map[string]interface{}{
-						"autoScaling": "Disabled",
-						"replicas":    1,
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			"scannerV4": map[string]interface{}{
-				"indexer": map[string]interface{}{
-					"scaling": map[string]interface{}{
-						"autoScaling": "Disabled",
-						"replicas":    1,
-					},
-				},
-				"matcher": map[string]interface{}{
-					"scaling": map[string]interface{}{
-						"autoScaling": "Disabled",
-						"replicas":    1,
-					},
-				},
-			},
 		},
 	}
 
+	d.logger.Infof("Using Central resource profile: %s", resources)
 	resourcesOverlay := d.getCentralResourcesOperator(resources)
 
 	overrides, err := GetOverrides(d.overrideFile, d.overrideSetExpressions)
@@ -305,6 +284,12 @@ func (d *Deployer) getCentralResourcesOperator(resourcesName string) map[string]
 			},
 			"scanner": map[string]interface{}{
 				"scannerComponent": "Disabled",
+				"analyzer": map[string]interface{}{
+					"scaling": map[string]interface{}{
+						"autoScaling": "Disabled",
+						"replicas":    1,
+					},
+				},
 			},
 			"scannerV4": map[string]interface{}{
 				"db": map[string]interface{}{
@@ -312,9 +297,17 @@ func (d *Deployer) getCentralResourcesOperator(resourcesName string) map[string]
 				},
 				"indexer": map[string]interface{}{
 					"resources": centralScannerV4IndexerResourcesSmall,
+					"scaling": map[string]interface{}{
+						"autoScaling": "Disabled",
+						"replicas":    1,
+					},
 				},
 				"matcher": map[string]interface{}{
 					"resources": centralScannerV4MatcherResourcesSmall,
+					"scaling": map[string]interface{}{
+						"autoScaling": "Disabled",
+						"replicas":    1,
+					},
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -330,6 +323,12 @@ func (d *Deployer) getCentralResourcesOperator(resourcesName string) map[string]
 			},
 			"scanner": map[string]interface{}{
 				"scannerComponent": "Disabled",
+				"analyzer": map[string]interface{}{
+					"scaling": map[string]interface{}{
+						"autoScaling": "Disabled",
+						"replicas":    1,
+					},
+				},
 			},
 			"scannerV4": map[string]interface{}{
 				"db": map[string]interface{}{
@@ -337,9 +336,17 @@ func (d *Deployer) getCentralResourcesOperator(resourcesName string) map[string]
 				},
 				"indexer": map[string]interface{}{
 					"resources": centralScannerV4IndexerResourcesMedium,
+					"scaling": map[string]interface{}{
+						"autoScaling": "Disabled",
+						"replicas":    1,
+					},
 				},
 				"matcher": map[string]interface{}{
 					"resources": centralScannerV4MatcherResourcesMedium,
+					"scaling": map[string]interface{}{
+						"autoScaling": "Disabled",
+						"replicas":    1,
+					},
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -348,6 +355,8 @@ func (d *Deployer) getCentralResourcesOperator(resourcesName string) map[string]
 	var resources map[string]interface{}
 
 	switch resourcesName {
+	case "acs-defaults":
+		// Nothing to do here, don't set any custom resources.
 	case "small":
 		resources = resourcesSmall
 	case "medium":
@@ -639,25 +648,6 @@ func (d *Deployer) createSecuredClusterCR(clusterName, resources string) (map[st
 			"imagePullSecrets": []map[string]string{
 				{"name": "stackrox"},
 			},
-			"admissionControl": map[string]interface{}{
-				"replicas": 1,
-			},
-			"scanner": map[string]interface{}{
-				"analyzer": map[string]interface{}{
-					"scaling": map[string]interface{}{
-						"autoScaling": "Enabled",
-						"replicas":    1,
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			"scannerV4": map[string]interface{}{
-				"indexer": map[string]interface{}{
-					"scaling": map[string]interface{}{
-						"autoScaling": "Disabled",
-						"replicas":    1,
-					},
-				},
-			},
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -681,23 +671,50 @@ func (d *Deployer) getSecuredClusterResourcesOperator(resourcesName string) map[
 			},
 			"scanner": map[string]interface{}{
 				"scannerComponent": "Disabled",
+				"analyzer": map[string]interface{}{
+					"scaling": map[string]interface{}{
+						"autoScaling": "Enabled",
+						"replicas":    1,
+					},
+				},
 			},
 			"scannerV4": map[string]interface{}{
 				"scannerComponent": "Disabled",
+				"indexer": map[string]interface{}{
+					"scaling": map[string]interface{}{
+						"autoScaling": "Disabled",
+						"replicas":    1,
+					},
+				},
 			},
 		},
 	}
 
 	resourcesMedium := map[string]interface{}{
 		"spec": map[string]interface{}{
-			"sensor": map[string]interface{}{
-				"resources": securedClusterSensorResourcesMedium,
+			"admissionControl": map[string]interface{}{
+				"replicas": 1,
 			},
 			"scanner": map[string]interface{}{
 				"scannerComponent": "Disabled",
+				"analyzer": map[string]interface{}{
+					"scaling": map[string]interface{}{
+						"autoScaling": "Enabled",
+						"replicas":    1,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			"sensor": map[string]interface{}{
+				"resources": securedClusterSensorResourcesMedium,
 			},
 			"scannerV4": map[string]interface{}{
 				"scannerComponent": "Disabled",
+				"indexer": map[string]interface{}{
+					"scaling": map[string]interface{}{
+						"autoScaling": "Disabled",
+						"replicas":    1,
+					},
+				},
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -705,6 +722,8 @@ func (d *Deployer) getSecuredClusterResourcesOperator(resourcesName string) map[
 	var resources map[string]interface{}
 
 	switch resourcesName {
+	case "acs-defaults":
+		// Nothing to do here, don't set any custom resources.
 	case "small":
 		resources = resourcesSmall
 	case "medium":