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Summary Report: Mastering Cloud Cost Optimization in 2024

We’re back with this year’s cloud cost report. This time around, we’re mixing things up a bit. Don’t worry. You’ll still get an in-depth look at cloud cost in the FinOps industry, but you’ll get more insights with our data-driven results from leading reports and Anodot’s customers. If you’re already reaching out to grab that report, you can find it here.

Factors to Consider When Choosing a VPS Cloud Server for Hosting Game Servers

Are you eager to create a thriving online community for your favorite game? Choosing the right VPS cloud server is crucial for ensuring a smooth, lag-free experience for your players. You must generate a perfect base for your game server and foster a passionate online world. There has been tremendous growth in the gaming industry in the previous few years. Due to COVID-19, many people were locked in their homes, turning to digital paths of entertainment and searching new networks.

How do I review Azure costs?

In this video, Azure MVP Michael Stephenson will walkthrough on how he uses Turbo360 to conduct cost reviews for a SaaS company. And then he explains the process of monitoring costs, analyzing trends, identifying spikes, and optimizing resources using the Turbo360. He also emphasizes the importance of maintaining efficiency and sustainability in cloud spending by regularly reviewing costs. The goal is to identify cost-saving opportunities and ensure accountability within the teams to take action on optimizing resources.

Demystifying Azure Container Instance Pricing

Since containers revolutionized resources utilization and their cost by significantly increasing VM densities, understanding Azure Container Instance Pricing is key for making informed decisions about your containerized apps. ACI is the serverless option within Azure, to provision additional compute for demanding and highly scalable workloads. Knowing the ACI pricing, you can optimize costs while efficiently deploying your containers in a managed service that will optimize your operations.

MPLS vs SD-WAN: Optimizing Your WAN for the Cloud Era

Imagine your business as a bustling city with branch offices scattered across different districts. Efficient communication between these locations is vital for smooth operations. This is where Wide Area Networks (WANs) come in, acting as the high-speed highways that connect your city's various departments. But when it comes to choosing the right WAN technology, navigating the options can feel like getting lost in a maze.

Elastic Observability on Google Cloud - Access insights in real-time with AI

With the power of Elastic on Google Cloud, you can bring your logs, metrics, traces, and profiling together at scale for unified visibility and AI-powered insights across your entire ecosystem. Discover how organizations of all sizes unify and visualize all their data in one place using the combined innovation of Elastic and Google Cloud.

Whose infrastructure is it anyway?

The recent McKinsey report, the state of cloud computing in Europe has exposed not only low returns, but also serious challenges for businesses embracing cloud as the basis of digital transformation. The first concern is that not only is the value of cloud ‘in isolated pockets and at subscale ’, but also that it is limited to the IT department. Whilst 75 percent of those surveyed reported either technology cost savings or productivity increases, only one-third have seen such savings beyond IT.