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A Quick Guide To Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Tools

Over the past few years, Google has grown its cloud services to include more than 100 products and services. Today, Google Cloud rubs shoulders with the top two cloud service providers. Yet, managing a Google Cloud environment has become increasingly challenging as the platform expands its GCP tools. It’s not just Google Cloud. The same is true today for other leading public cloud providers. To its credit, Google Cloud provides plenty of tools to help you get the most out of the platform.

Engineering-Led Optimization: How To Proactively Manage Cloud Costs Without Slowing Down Innovation

How Engineering-Led Optimization Works Achieve Cloud Efficiency Without Slowing Down Innovation Historically, cloud cost optimization has been the responsibility of finance teams. Engineers have bought what they claim to need to build top-notch software; finance teams have gotten (and paid) the bill; neither has had an in-depth understanding of what the other is doing.

15 Crucial Azure Tools You Need To Know Now

What Does Microsoft Azure Do? Azure Development Tools Azure Cost And Resource Management Tools Azure Security Tools Azure Monitoring And Reporting Tools How To Choose The Best Azure Tools For Your Business View The People, Products, And Processes That Drive Your Cloud Spend With CloudZero Modern cloud environments can be challenging to manage. It doesn’t have to be that way if you use the right tools.

3 Simple EC2 Strategies To Ensure Cost Efficiency

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been the leader in cloud computing for more than ten years. Despite a decade of extensive innovation, no other resource encapsulates the principles of the cloud more than one of their flagship services, Elastic Cloud Computing, also known as EC2. Through EC2, AWS is able to offer flexible and scalable virtual infrastructure that can be ‘rented’ to run applications and workloads.

5 Simple Steps to Reduce Your AWS S3 Bill

Understanding your AWS S3 billing is crucial to effectively manage and reduce your costs. Charges in AWS S3 are primarily based on three factors: the amount of data you store, the number of requests you make, and data transfer fees. Storage costs are calculated per gigabyte (GB) stored, which are tiered depending on the total size of your data. Requests costs are incurred with each put, get, or list operation on your objects, with prices varying based on the type of request.

Product Release Notes October 2023

The 2023 CloudZero Makeover (Rebrand) Role-Based Access Control: New Editor Role Usage Data In Analytics View Your Data By GCP Tags CostFormation® Proportional Allocation Improvements Small Bites If you’ve visited CloudZero lately, you’ve probably seen a few changes. New logo, new app, new website, new look and feel — okay, more than a few changes. What provoked the rebrand?

When AWS Won't Work: 10 AWS Alternatives Worth Considering Now

Why Consider AWS Alternatives? How To Choose The Best Cloud Service Provider For Your Business Top 10 AWS Alternatives To Consider Today Easily Understand, Control, And Optimize Your Cloud Costs Whichever Provider You Choose Amazon Web Services (AWS) is still the largest cloud service provider today. With more than 240 cloud products, this Amazon.com subsidiary offers cloud, on-premises, serverless, and edge computing services.

Manage log volumes, metrics cardinality, monthly bills: Explore Grafana Cloud cost management tools

As more organizations adopt observability at massive scale, they have also been grappling with rising costs. Over the past 12 months, we have been working on different solutions to help our users better understand and manage their observability stack, not to mention the bills that come with scaling it.

Why Automatic Cloud Cost Optimization Isn't Enough

As the leader of a SaaS company, you’re just as busy as you are concerned with making sure your bottom line is as healthy as possible. There’s no denying that putting some aspects of cloud cost management on autopilot is a useful strategy. Most automated cost optimization platforms — one of our favorites is ProsperOps — use advanced algorithms to identify areas where you can find provider discounts or lower-cost alternatives to the resources you’re using now.

Analyzing GCP Costs with BigQuery: A How-To Guide

Effective Google Cloud Platform (GCP) cost management is an essential aspect of cloud administration, ensuring that resources are used optimally without overspending. Utilizing BigQuery for GCP cost analysis offers a comprehensive solution to understand and control your cloud expenses. The integration of GCP billing data into BigQuery allows for real-time analysis and detailed insights into your cloud spend.