AI ROI Dispatch: How we turned a $5.21 AI skill into 5 closed meetings
This is the first in a series we’re calling AI ROI Dispatches, where we share stories from CloudZero and our customers on tying AI spend to real business outcomes.
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Retention Policies vs Retention Labels in SharePoint (2026): The Difference Admins Constantly Get Wrong
Retention policies apply to locations. Retention labels apply to items. Both live in Microsoft Purview, both retain content, and admins regularly use the wrong one. What each actually does and when to use which.
How Businesses Are Building More Resilient Technology Strategies
In an increasingly digital world, businesses face constant pressure to keep their technology systems secure, efficient, and adaptable. From cyber threats and system outages to changing customer expectations and market disruptions, organizations can no longer rely on technology strategies that focus solely on short-term needs. Instead, companies are investing in resilient technology strategies designed to support long-term growth, minimize risk, and maintain business continuity in uncertain conditions.
Upsun included in IDC ProductScape on worldwide cloud deployment-centric platforms, 2026
Upsun is included in IDC ProductScape guide to worldwide cloud deployment-centric platform capabilities. Building and scaling applications has never been more complex or more critical. Engineering teams are under constant pressure to ship faster, manage increasingly complex infrastructure, and adapt to the rapid rise of agent and AI-powered development. Choosing the right platform to support these demands is an important decision for technology organizations.
Shipped: Your Bedrock bill, broken out by user
CloudZero now splits an Amazon Bedrock line item into spend by model and by the team, user, or project behind each call, straight from your AWS bill.
How to track business expenses in 2026: methods, tools, and AI spend
How to track expenses for a business: categorize expense types (operating, software, cloud, travel, capital), choose a tracking method (spreadsheet, accounting software, expense management tool, or cost intelligence platform), connect data sources (bank feeds, cloud billing APIs, SaaS invoices), assign ownership per cost center, set a reporting schedule, and audit quarterly.
Sensitivity Labels vs Retention Labels in SharePoint (2026): The Difference Admins Keep Getting Wrong
Sensitivity vs retention labels in SharePoint - what each actually does, when to use which, the audit failure modes when admins confuse them, and what survives when content is archived.
AWS Summit London & NYC: what engineers want
Across two AWS Summit events in London and New York City, we had the chance to speak with more than 1,000 engineers. They came from startups building their first production stack, and enterprises managing large AWS and multi-cloud deployments. The energy was exactly what you'd expect: major AWS launches, dozens of new service announcements, wall-to-wall cloud conversations. And HAProxy right in the middle of it.
40+ Cloud Storage Statistics in 2026
Each year, there are increasing risks to the security of cloud data and our online privacy. Cloud storage statistics help us understand these risks in the cloud, how to prevent them, and which is the best cloud storage you can choose to protect your data. Throughout this article, we will cover: By understanding the common security risks in the cloud, we can also learn how to prevent them with cloud storage services and online privacy tools.
Why your PaaS choice is a governance commitment
Choosing a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) is not just an infrastructure decision. It is also a decision about how personal data will be handled over the life of the project. It's a governance commitment made early, with consequences that run late. A PaaS does not remove an organization’s accountability for privacy, security, or regulatory compliance. However, a well-architected PaaS can materially strengthen the control environment in which those obligations are managed.