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cloudzero

21 Practical Azure Cost Optimization Techniques To Implement Today

Nov 18, 2024 By CloudZero In CloudZero
We see it often. Too many companies struggle to optimize their cloud costs — whichever platform they use, from Microsoft Azure to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). So, in this guide, we are sharing over 20 Azure cost optimization best practices you can apply right away — all in a calorie-free, snackable guide you can read in less than a coffee break.
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cloudzero

Measuring The Scale Of AWS Data Center Locations Worldwide

Nov 15, 2024 By CloudZero Team In CloudZero
In 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) pioneered cloud computing as we know it today. With about 34% of the market share, Amazon Web Services remains the largest cloud infrastructure provider today, followed by Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). AWS is a Cloud Service Provider (CSP). That means AWS builds, maintains, and continually improves multiple data centers worldwide and then rents the computing infrastructure to other companies over the Internet as needed.
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cloudzero

17+ Critical SaaS Metrics To Monitor For Success

Nov 13, 2024 By CloudZero In CloudZero
If your gross margin is lower than 60-90%, you have a weaker SaaS margin than you’d want. This margin can turn away investors, limiting the amount of capital you can raise to fund growth. Here’s the deal. It may not be a revenue issue. It may be that you are not monitoring the right SaaS metrics. The result: you are probably spending too much. You are probably also unaware of whether this reflects growth or simply overspending, thus ruining your budget and ROI.
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AWS Vs. Azure: How To Choose The Right Cloud Provider

Nov 12, 2024 By Cody Slingerland In CloudZero
AWS and Azure are considered rivals in the cloud computing industry. Both offer similar services, including cloud storage, computing, container services, databases, and more. Yet, they have different strengths and weaknesses, which makes them competitors. Here’s a closer look at AWS vs. Azure to help you find the ideal match.
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turbo360

Top 24 Azure Cost Management Tools to reduce spending

Nov 11, 2024 By Ranjith Eswaran In Turbo360
Azure, Microsoft’s cloud platform, has become an essential part of modern businesses, offering a vast array of services and resources. However, effective cost management in Azure is crucial to avoid unexpected expenses and optimize spending. While Azure provides its native tools for cost management, several third-party solutions offer advanced features and capabilities to help you make the most of your Azure resources. This blog will explore the top 24 Azure cost management tools.
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cloudzero

CloudWatch Metrics Your Organization Should Track

Nov 11, 2024 By Cody Slingerland In CloudZero
Metrics are crucial to maintaining efficiency, managing costs, and ensuring the health of cloud resources. Amazon CloudWatch can track over 100+ metrics by default across many AWS services such as EC2, RDS, Lambda, S3, and more. In this guide, we’ll explain the different types of CloudWatch metrics and how to set them up. We’ll also help you understand how to manage and optimize expensive CloudWatch logs through a cost intelligence approach. But first…
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vmware tanzu

Announcing the Open Beta of the New CloudHealth Experience

Nov 11, 2024 By Dan Naparstek In VMware Tanzu
As announced at FinOps X in June, VMware Tanzu CloudHealth has been working on one of the most significant updates to the platform in its history – an enhanced and modernized experience for our users. Since then, we have shared more details about how this new experience is designed with FinOps practitioners in mind and can power FinOps practices through the Inform, Optimize, and Operate phases throughout the FinOps Framework.
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cloudzero

EBS Vs. EFS: Which AWS Data Storage Solution Is Best For You

Nov 8, 2024 By Cody Slingerland In CloudZero
AWS currently offers eight main data storage services that cover different needs, from object storage to file and block storage. The most popular is Amazon S3, an object storage service. Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) and Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) follow. Both offer persistent, secure, and scalable storage. Yet, each has a distinct architecture and use cases. In this guide, we compare EBS vs EFS to help you decide which is better for your AWS data storage needs.
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Azure Advisor Cost Recommendations: Making it More Accessible

Nov 7, 2024 By Turbo360 In Turbo360
This video introduces a feature in Turbo360 that enhances cost management by providing easy access to cost-saving recommendations from Azure Advisor. The platform organizes costs into a tree view, allowing teams to see their expenses by department or project. This structure helps teams identify savings opportunities, such as resizing virtual machines or shutting down unused resources. The aim is to empower different teams to manage their own costs and make informed decisions, ultimately leading to better cost management across the organization.
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Pepperdata

100% ROI Guarantee: You Don't Pay If You Don't Save

Nov 6, 2024 By Pepperdata In Pepperdata
Optimizing data-intensive workloads typically takes months of planning and significant human effort to put cost-saving tools and processes in place. Every passing day increases the risk of additional expenditures—outlays that cost the business money and time, and that cause delays to new revenue-generating GenAI or AgenticAI projects. Remove the risk from optimization with Pepperdata Capacity Optimizer’s 100% ROI Guarantee.
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