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Cloud Optimization

Blog posts in the Cloud Optimization category

Top Platforms for Multi-Cloud Cost Automation

Multi‑cloud cost automation reduces wasted cloud spend by automating rightsizing, Kubernetes cost allocation and CI/CD budget controls.

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Questions to Ask Before Signing a Cloud SLA

Checklist of uptime, support, security, costs, termination and monitoring questions to review before signing a cloud SLA.

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Defining Business Units for Cloud Cost Allocation

Align business units, enforce tagging and allocate shared services to map cloud spend, boost accountability and cut waste.

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Real-Time Monitoring in Hybrid Cloud Environments

Unified observability across on‑prem and public clouds with OpenTelemetry, RUM, synthetic tests and AI for proactive issue detection.

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AKS vs EKS vs GKE: Kubernetes Support Compared

Kubernetes choice matters: choose EKS for AWS control, AKS for Azure integration, or GKE for automation and AI workloads.

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AWS vs Azure for Gaming Workloads

Compare AWS and Azure for multiplayer game hosting: performance, costs, GPUs, latency, scalability and UK region differences.

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Storage Tier Pricing: AWS, Azure, Google Compared

Compare AWS, Azure and Google storage tiers, fees and hidden costs to choose the most cost‑effective cloud storage.

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How to Optimise Build Storage Costs in DevOps

Most teams waste up to half their DevOps storage — audit artifacts, tier storage, automate retention and caching to cut costs.

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5 Steps to Integrate GitOps with CI/CD

Five steps to integrate GitOps and CI/CD: build and tag images, commit manifests, use a GitOps operator, enable auto-sync and rollbacks.

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Checklist for Evaluating Cloud Support SLAs

Narrow SLA definitions and capped credits can leave your business exposed—use this checklist to verify uptime, support and enforcement.

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Hidden Costs of DIY IaC Implementation

Break down the financial and operational costs of building IaC in‑house and learn lower‑risk alternatives.

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Case Study: Observability in Hybrid Hosting Environments

Unified logs, metrics and traces to cut hosting costs, reach 99.9% uptime and reduce MTTR from 45 to 8 minutes.

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