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July 2024

Ep. 24 How to build a Community of Cloud Tech Trailblazers

Welcome to Cloud Control, the podcast where we delve into the world of cloud computing and explore the experiences of industry professionals. In this episode, our host Shon Harris sits down with Chaitra Vadilapuli, co-founder and CMO of Meylah, a leading tech company. Chaitra is a renowned thought leader with a passion for digital transformation and economic inclusion. Join us as we uncover Chaitra's journey in the tech industry, discuss the evolution of cloud computing, and gain valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities faced by women in the field.

Why Spot by NetApp is ahead of the Wave

Forrester Research recently published its Cloud Cost Management and Optimization Solutions, Q3 2024 Wave report in which Spot by NetApp is recognized as one of the 12 most significant vendors in the space. However, Spot by NetApp decided not to participate in this research process given that its Cloud Cost Management products, Cost Intelligence and Billing Engine, were not yet Generally Available (GA) when the research questionnaire was due earlier in the year.

Building and Scaling AI in the Cloud: Overcoming Operational Challenges with Kubernetes and FinOps

The rapid rise of generative AI and large language models is revolutionizing industries and transforming how we interact with technology. However, developing and deploying these cutting-edge AI models and applications at scale in the cloud comes with a unique set of operational challenges. In this article, we’ll explore the key pain points teams face when building generative AI and how Kubernetes and FinOps practices can help overcome them.

Spot Elastigroup and Spot Ocean are now available on Google Cloud Marketplace

We are thrilled to announce that Spot Elastigroup and Spot Ocean for Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) are now available on the Google Cloud Marketplace, reinforcing NetApp’s commitment to providing customers with a more streamlined way to consume its CloudOps solutions and invest in intelligent automation to maximize efficiency across their infrastructure and teams.

Ep. 23 Balancing the Scales Cost, Technology, and FinOps

In this episode of Cloud Control podcast, hosts Sean Harris and Danal Burke are joined by special guest Dvir Mizrahi, Head of Financial Engineering and FinOps at Wix.com. They discuss the transition from DevOps to FinOps and the challenges that come with it. Dvir explains how they took a ground-up approach at Wix, involving the Engineering teams in the FinOps process and aligning it with their existing processes. They also talk about the importance of tools in managing and monitoring cloud costs, and how Wix developed their own in-house tool to suit their specific needs.

Optimizing Apache AirFlow on EKS with Spot Ocean

As Data Scientists and Engineers in a fast-paced corporate environment, our daily activities are filled with numerous challenges. One of the most daunting obstacles we face is the management of infrastructure and related costs. Each task or model we work on must be scheduled meticulously, cost-optimized, and equipped with the right CPU and memory specifications. On top of that, we must also supervise their dependencies.

How to start optimizing AKS workloads in under 3 minutes

Businesses leveraging Microsoft Azure’s cloud infrastructure face distinct challenges centered around the complexities of cost management and infrastructure optimization. Designing a cloud environment that aligns with business needs and strict budgets requires not only a deep understanding of Azure’s vast offerings but also state-of-the-art automations to optimally leverage them.

Enhancing cloud optimization with tailor-made Availability Zone recommendations

Optimization is key to achieving cost efficiency and stability for cloud environments. One optimization factor to consider is deciding which availability zones (AZ) to operate in. Location can impact cloud operations availability, performance, and cost. However, it can be a daunting task to look for the most suitable and cost-efficient AZs. There are two key challenges.

Spot by NetApp a leader in GigaOm Radar for Cloud Resource Optimization for third year in a row

In the last few years, many businesses have migrated much of their operations to the cloud, and with increased usage, the complexity of managing cloud costs and achieving operational efficiency has grown as well. In many cases, cloud usage is outpacing the capabilities or availability of DevOps and FinOps teams to effectively manage a larger, more complex cloud infrastructure, so cloud optimization solutions are becoming the lifeline to maintaining reliable and cost-efficient operations.

Research: How cloud practitioners optimize infrastructure in a multi-cloud world

What do today’s cloud practitioners need to navigate the ever-evolving cloud ecosystem? The growing complexity of the cloud requires innovation through automation, optimization, containerization, and a variety of other technologies. Yet with so many different methodologies, strategies, and best practices available to them today, cloud operations professionals need to know which options will bring them the greatest success as their cloud journeys evolve.