Another highly insightful feature on #FinOps from my colleague Kathleen Casey just dropped.

The challenge of managing #cloudcosts is both timeless and critical, as experts expect a volatile decade ahead. She folded in market research from #Broadcom and #Flexera and interviewed multiple industry watchers about the key obstacles they see and strategies to optimize spending and increase #ROI. Don't miss her writeup, linked below.

How are YOU navigating these uncertain times from a #costmanagement standpoint?

https://www.techtarget.com/searchcloudcomputing/feature/Cloud-cost-management-strategies-for-upcoming-volatile-decade

Cloud cost management strategies for upcoming volatile decade | TechTarget

Experts share the biggest cloud cost management challenges to expect in the coming years, as well as the best optimization strategies to implement.

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A Controversial Takeaway:
If cloud vendors really cared about your mission, they’d let you leave without a ransom. Non-profits aren’t tech labs. Your impact dies when you fund Azure’s ski trips instead of village networks.

#CloudCosts #NonProfitTech #TechMyths #OnPremise #VendorLockIn #HumanitarianTech #BudgetWaste #MissionFirst #TelecomNonprofits #ManufacturingSolutions (4/4)

Ask Them This:
Why do consultants sell cost-cutting that requires paying extra for emergencies? If sharing resources saves money, why are cloud CEOs buying yachts while your co-op lays off cheesemongers?

#Cooperatives #CloudCosts #TechConsultants #CoopHistory #EconomicJustice #SelfHosted #CorporateGreed #CommunityResilience #FoodCoops #HiddenFees (4/4)

After years in DevOps, I learned the most not from certifications, but from 2AM production outages and bulk-dollar cloud mistakes.
This post breaks down what 100 real incidents taught me about reliability, cost, and calm decision-making.

🔗 https://shorturl.at/Cr4oJ

#DevOps #CloudEngineering #AWS #SRE #ProductionIncidents #CloudCosts #FinOps

What 100 Outages and a Million-Dollar Cloud Bill Taught Me

If you spend enough years in DevOps and Cloud, you realize the best lessons don’t come from certifications, vendor slides, or slick demos…

Medium

🚀 AWS EC2 Hibernate Explained — Faster Boot & Real-World Use Cases!
Understand AWS EC2 Hibernate, boost launch performance, save costs & optimize cloud workloads with practical examples. Learn how this feature accelerates boot time and fits real industry use cases. 👉 https://shorturl.at/ACtRv

#AWS #EC2 #CloudComputing #DevOps #AWSCommunity #CloudCosts #PerformanceOptimization #Tech

AWS EC2 Hibernate Explained: Faster Boot & Real-World Use Cases

Learn how AWS EC2 Hibernate speeds up instance boot times, preserves in-memory state, and supports real-world use cases with cost savings…

Medium

Cloud Cost Optimization: Smart Strategies Enterprises Use to Reduce IT Spend Without Sacrificing Performance

Discover smart cloud cost optimization strategies enterprises use to cut IT spend, improve efficiency, and maintain high performance without compromise.

Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cloud-cost-optimization-reduce-spend-without-sacrificing-performance-i3guf/

#CloudOptimization #CloudComputing #CloudCostOptimization #CloudManagement #CloudCosts #CloudStrategy #ECSBiztech #ECS

FinOps для международных компаний: как считать затраты на облака в разных странах

Несмотря на то что в России последние годы идет явный тренд на импортозамещение, многие компании продолжают пользоваться не только отечественными, но и зарубежными облаками. У кого‑то остались подразделения за границей, кто‑то завязан на legacy‑решения, которые дешевле оставить как есть, чем переезжать, а кому‑то просто лень. Причины у всех разные, но объединяет их одно: необходимость свести этот облачный зоопарк в понятную модель затрат, с которой будет удобно работать всем.

https://habr.com/ru/companies/finops_ru/articles/975308/

#finops #финопс #облака #мультиоблако #архитектура #cloudcosts #инфраструктура #devops #трансферпрайсинг #биллинг

FinOps для международных компаний: как считать затраты на облака в разных странах

И правда?.. Несмотря на то что в России последние годы идет явный тренд на импортозамещение, многие компании продолжают пользоваться не только отечественными, но и зарубежными облаками. У кого‑то...

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Tôi vừa làm audit AWS 5 phút cho startup chi 20,000₹/tháng → 8,000₹! Dừng máy dev luôn chạy, chuyển front‑end sang AWS Amplify, tắt RDS rác… giảm ~60% chi phí, còn còn 4‑5 K/pm vẫn đủ cho dịch vụ. Bạn doanh nghiệp nào đang lãng phí?
#AWS #CloudCosts #SaaS #ChiPhíCloud #TốiƯuChiPhí #Startup #KhởiSự

https://www.reddit.com/r/SaaS/comments/1oqnhtt/how_a_quick_5minute_aws_audit_helped_a_startup/

"The cloud's 'infinite scale' hides financial risks. A $72K bill from a simple error shows how quickly costs balloon. Prioritize FinOps: track margins, optimize architecture, and automate cost controls. #CloudCosts #FinOps #TechRisk"

https://saysomething.hashnode.dev/infinite-scale-infinite-spend-why-cloud-billing-is-a-costly-trap-for-unchecked-growth