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Cloud Optimization

Blog posts in the Cloud Optimization category

Top 5 Tools for Cloud Commitment Optimisation

Automation alone won’t cut it — choose tools that match your cloud mix, buying process and finance controls to maximise commitment savings.

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Hybrid Cloud Storage Costs: Tips to Save

Hybrid cloud storage costs balloon from poor placement, excess transfers and snapshot sprawl — baseline, tier and automate to cut spend.

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Data Sync vs. Replication: Key Differences

Compare data sync and replication: use two‑way sync for shared live records; use one‑way replication for uptime, failover and read scaling.

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Service Mesh Resource Costs: Optimisation Guide

Measure and cut service mesh compute and observability costs by scoping the mesh, right-sizing sidecars and trimming telemetry.

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Scaling CI/CD: Lessons from Enterprises

Enterprises speed delivery and cut costs by standardising pipelines, embedding policy-as-code, and enabling teams.

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Ultimate Guide to CDN Geolocation Strategies

Use minimal CDN geolocation: prioritise compliance and availability, limit cache variants, and measure routing accuracy.

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Kubernetes Resource Limits: Predictability vs Performance

Explains Kubernetes requests vs limits, CPU vs memory sizing, QoS choices and rightsizing to balance cost and reliability.

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Top KPIs for Cloud Spend Forecasting

Good cloud forecasts start with accuracy metrics, clean allocation and fast remediation to cut budget variance under 10%.

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Batch vs. On-Demand Workloads: Resource Allocation

Match Kubernetes allocation to workload: pack batch for high utilisation and reserve headroom for on-demand services.

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Custom IAM for Hybrid Cloud: Benefits

Unified identity for cloud and on‑premises: apply Zero Trust, centralise audits, enable SSO and control service accounts.

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Reserved Instances vs Savings Plans: When to Use Each

Match commitment to workload: use Reserved Instances for stable, database-heavy systems and Savings Plans for shifting compute.

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How FinOps-as-Code Simplifies Cloud Cost Governance

Shift cloud cost checks into Git and CI/CD so teams catch waste in pull requests, tune policies, and enforce tagging.

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