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What Is AWS Compute Optimizer? A Newbie-Friendly Guide

Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers the convenience of choosing specific virtual machine combinations to meet your compute needs. Unlike traditional data centers, you can also scale your cloud resources automatically to meet fluctuating workload needs. The best part is that you can rightsize your workload requirements to specific instance types (VM types) offered by AWS. By hand, this takes a lot of time and is prone to errors. This is where AWS Compute Optimizer comes into play.

What's new in Turbo360 - Reservation recommendations report, Automatic cost anomaly detection....

Turbo360 brings a suite of enhancements this month, which includes automatic cost anomaly detection, group budget monitoring, and savings alerts based on rightsizing and reservations. Plus, generate reservation recommendation reports for Azure subscriptions with the Azure Documenter. Experience a smoother workflow with improved service principal access policies and much more!

Datadog Cost Management: How To Optimize Your Datadog Costs

Datadog is like a Swiss Army knife for observability. Whether it’s cloud, applications, or infrastructure, Datadog can serve all your monitoring needs under one roof. This is with a level of integration that’s akin to having a universal remote for all your digital operations, from on-premises to cloud environments. The thing is, with great power comes a notable concern – cost.

Future Trends In Kubernetes Cost Management: What To Expect

Kubernetes has emerged as a pivotal force in shaping modern cloud infrastructure. Originating as a brainchild of Google, Kubernetes has evolved into an open-source platform that has revolutionized how applications are deployed, scaled, and managed across a vast network of machines. Its ability to orchestrate containerized applications efficiently makes it an indispensable tool within cloud computing. However, with great power comes great responsibility, particularly in the realm of cost management.

Top 13 Cloud Cost Management Solutions of 2024

As of 2023, 89% of companies are using a multi-cloud approach. The race to the cloud might feel truly like that – a race – but the finish line isn’t hybridization or even a full migration. Even after you’ve made it to the cloud, there’s still more work. Namely, determining cloud costs. Microservices, containers, Kubernetes made resource costs, associated costs and more are near-impossible to sort though.

The Role Of Cloud Cost Management In Environmental Sustainability

In an era where cloud computing has become the backbone of global business operations, its impact on the environment cannot be overlooked. As organizations increasingly migrate to the cloud, data centers’ energy consumption and carbon footprint have surged, highlighting a critical need for sustainable practices. One often underappreciated lever for environmental stewardship within this digital infrastructure is effective cloud cost management.

Azure Cost Management and FinOps: Lessons from the Frontlines

Azure Cost Management and FinOps: Lessons from the Frontlines This episode of "FinOps on Azure" dives into the crucial issue of managing Azure costs effectively. It addresses the common challenges faced by organizations in controlling their Azure spending and offers insights and strategies to prevent unexpected overspending. Through real-world experiences shared by Saravana Kumar, CEO of Kovai.co, viewers can gain valuable lessons on optimizing Azure consumption and establishing robust cost governance practices.

The Future Of Cloud Cost Management: AI And Machine Learning On AWS

As organizations increasingly migrate to the cloud, managing expenses efficiently becomes crucial. Traditional cost management methodsoften fall short in this environment, where resource allocation and usage can fluctuate dramatically. Enter Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). These cutting-edge technologies are revolutionizing the way businesses approach cloud cost management.