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Cloud Optimization

Blog posts in the Cloud Optimization category

Dynamic Chargeback Models for Cloud Resources

Link elastic cloud spend to teams using time-based usage, simple allocation rules, enforced tags and automated invoice reconciliation.

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Rightsizing Kubernetes Pods: Step-by-Step Guide

Measure 2-4 weeks of usage, set requests and limits from p90–p99, and test under live traffic to cut costs and avoid throttling or OOMs.

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AI in Private Cloud Automation: Risks and Benefits

AI in private cloud: cost savings and faster ops, balanced against security and UK GDPR risks; requires audit trails and human oversight.

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Debugging Multi-Cluster CI/CD Pipelines: Key Steps

Trace failed runs in order — check CI stage, GitOps sync, cluster access and state, then fix drift with pre-flight checks.

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IAM Policy Automation with Terraform

Manage AWS IAM in Terraform: secure S3 state, use OIDC role assumption, enforce reviewed plans and run daily drift checks for least privilege.

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Terraform Schema Validation Explained

Local, fast checks for HCL syntax, block structure and types; run init first, use variable validation, and fail fast in CI.

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Scrum and Kanban: Hybrid Approach for Continuous Delivery

Combine Scrum planning with Kanban flow to enable continuous delivery, reduce cycle time, and control cloud costs.

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Ultimate Guide to Event-Driven Scaling with KEDA

Scale Kubernetes on real demand using event signals, cut idle compute with scale-to-zero, and avoid cold starts and flapping.

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Best Practices for Automated Private Cloud Deployment

Automate the platform baseline, enforce policy-as-code, tag assets and embed cost controls to deploy private cloud reliably.

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Energy Efficiency in Hybrid vs. Public Clouds

Public cloud often uses less energy per workload; hybrid can be greener when latency, data residency or placement matter.

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AWS, Azure, Google Cloud: High Availability Compared

Regional HA handles zone failures, but true resilience needs tested multi-region DR, clear RTO/RPO targets and costed runbooks.

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AWS vs Azure vs GCP: DevOps Tooling Compared

Compare AWS, Azure and GCP DevOps tooling for CI/CD, IaC, monitoring, security, cost and Kubernetes fit for UK teams.

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