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SaaS spend waste is a lot like a garden overrun with weeds. Just as weeds consume nutrients and water meant for flowers and vegetables, the waste drains financial resources that could have spurred growth and innovation. But that doesn’t have to be the case. In this post, we share key SaaS spend management best practices we’ve picked up over the years.

Harness.io wants to be your one-stop shop for all things cloud management. To do so, the platform offers tools for automating complex processes, ensuring compliance and security, and improving cloud visibility. This holistic approach can accelerate software delivery and optimize operational costs in multi-cloud environments. But at what cost? You’ve probably heard that the Harness.io pricing model is confusing and opaque. And now Harness has restructured its pricing.

The CDN market is projected to grow from $27.59 billion in 2024 to $127.13 billion by 2033. The surge in online content consumption, e-commerce expansion, and cloud adoption are some of the leading factors behind this growth. Amazon CloudFront is one of the leading CDN services that offers users efficient and rapid content delivery. However, its costs can be complex due to data transfer fees, request charges, region-specific pricing, and more.

Cloud computing is like the modern, virtual frontier where organizations can scale their operations with just a click. But, building your cloud infrastructure is not just about choosing servers and storage. It’s also about establishing a secure, efficient network to ensure your applications run smoothly and your data is protected. Think of your cloud network as a cloud city.

If picking the best database management system (DBMS) were a road trip, both MongoDB and DynamoDB would get you there. Ultimately, it comes down to choosing whether you need the specialized efficiency of DynamoDB within Amazon Web Services (AWS) or the “off-road” flexibility of platform-agnostic MongoDB. What do road trips and off-road antics have to do with deciding between MongoDB vs. DynamoDB?

Happy holidays! It’s that time of year when people brainstorm their New Year’s resolutions, and companies are laying out plans to hit the new year with a fresh cost management strategy in place. If you’re in the latter boat, check out these end-of-year wrap-ups that will help you start 2025 on the right foot, financially speaking. Enjoy!

Managing modern, complex IT systems manually is like navigating a vast, ever-changing city without a map, GPS, or road signs. Imagine driving blindfolded, relying solely on occasional radio updates (logs) about traffic jams (issues) and detours (system changes). Not only does this method slow you down, but by the time you react to a traffic jam, it’s already caused gridlock across the city. Worse, competitors zipping through the city with autonomous cars (AIOps) are faster and more efficient.

Happy AWS re:Invent week, everyone! While we have some larger announcements coming out this week (keep an eye out), we’d be remiss if we didn’t take the time to also look back at what our teams have been working on over the past few weeks. While we didn’t have a stated theme for November, you will see that two of our updates revolve around building templates or examples to help make achieving your goals easier with CloudZero.

The modern software development lifecycle comprises two key phases: continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery or deployment (CD). In both stages, automation reduces manual labor, minimizing human errors. That enables DevOps teams to focus on mission-critical work instead of continually fixing mistakes. Automating CI/CD also provides a check and balance system for rolling back errors. Aside from ensuring optimal system performance, this also improves other areas, like security and compliance.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers over 200 services. But, AWS Lambda continues to stand out for several reasons. This AWS Lambda tutorial will help explain Lambda in simple terms so you can decide if the service suits your computing needs. We’ll cover AWS Lambda, how it works, how it compares to EC2, use cases, benefits, limitations, and more. Additionally, we’ll cover how you can monitor and manage your Lambda costs without the burden of cost management.