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By Cody Slingerland
Whether you’re a startup looking for simplicity or an enterprise needing high-performance scalability, this guide breaks down the key differences between DigitalOcean vs. AWS — pricing, features, use cases, and more. We’ll start with a quick overview of each provider. And, right away, you’ll notice their different focus areas, target customers, and what makes each platform unique.
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By CloudZero
Amazon Web Service offers cloud computing to organizations of all sizes. It provides low-cost cloud storage, nearly unlimited compute resources, and secure remote computing services. Still, many users find AWS confusing. Companies often struggle to understand AWS billing. Aligning cloud spend to actual operational activities for cost allocation is next to impossible. AWS also limits the amount of compute resources you can use based on your location.
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By CloudZero
Over the past few years, Kubernetes (K8s) has become the preferred method of orchestrating containers and microservices. Its self-healing, high scalability, and open-source nature make it appealing to a wide range of users. However, deploying, running, and scaling containerized applications and microservices with Kubernetes can be challenging. The Kubernetes community keeps growing, but there still aren’t that many experienced K8s engineers.
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By Cody Slingerland
One of the cloud’s greatest advancements is its ability to scale resources like vCPU and memory based on demand. However, this auto-scaling can also lead to unexpected cost fluctuations — sometimes subtle, sometimes dramatic — especially with new or unpredictable workloads. That’s why cloud forecasting is essential. It helps you stay ahead of unpredictable costs by aligning your spending with business goals. How? We’ll break down how cloud cost forecasting works.
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By Dustin Lowman
It’s getting increasingly difficult to both be a conscious human being with an internet connection and to be unaware of AI. From Jamie Dimon’s bullish stance to Elon Musk’s dire predictions to the art world’s raging debate (and uncanny experiments) over whether it can ever be used ethically, AI has an iron grip on our collective imagination, and businesses are scrambling to outspend each other on the way to making it drive sustainable profit.
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By Cody Slingerland
When Azure Savings Plans for Compute were introduced in late 2022, many assumed they were designed to replace Azure Reservations (Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances). But that’s not the case — and it still isn’t. Instead, Azure Savings Plans and Reservations can work hand in hand and complement your other Azure cost optimization strategies. That said, maximizing the benefits of each option isn’t always straightforward.
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By Cody Slingerland
For DevOps teams, ideal cloud deployment tools mean automation, consistency, and operational reliability. For CTOs, they ensure faster time to market, scalability, and efficiency. And for CFOs, cost-effectiveness and healthy margins are the name of the game. This is our hand-picked list to help you choose the right cloud deployment tools for your organization’s specific needs.
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By Natalie Jones
Managing and knowing where your cloud spend goes is nearly impossible without the right cloud cost management tools. Cloud-native, distributed technologies like microservices, containers, and Kubernetes can make it even more difficult to have full visibility into resource usage — and the associated costs. This cost information is also often buried in rows and columns of text on cloud providers’ bills. In addition, a lot of cloud cost management tools are clunky and inexact.
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By Cody Slingerland
A reliable notifications system can send highly scalable, multi-protocol messages — via email, SMS, or apps — all from one platform. For example, you can send timely cost anomaly alerts directly to your developers on Slack to alert them to potential overspending before it becomes a board meeting emergency. So, what does this have to do with Amazon SNS pricing? Let’s start at the beginning to better understand what you’re paying for when you get that AWS SNS bill.
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By Cody Slingerland
The weather may be frightful in most parts of the U.S. right now, but these cloud cost updates are pretty delightful (if we do say so ourselves). Here’s the top cloud news that dropped in January 2025: Enjoy!
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