How to Analyse Cloud Resource Utilisation
Measure CPU, memory, storage and network over 60–90 days, align monitoring with billing and tags, then act to remove idle cloud spend.
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Blog posts in the Cost Management category
AI in Cloud Pricing Model Automation
AI matches workloads to on‑demand, reserved and spot pricing to cut cloud waste while protecting performance and control.
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Best Practices for Multi-Tenant Kubernetes Clusters
Treat isolation, quotas, autoscaling and cost reporting as one system to safely run shared Kubernetes clusters.
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Top Tools for Enterprise CI/CD Standardisation
Standardise CI/CD with reusable templates, policy-as-code and cost controls to cut pipeline chaos, speed releases and reduce cloud spend.
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Top 7 Tagging Best Practices for Cost Allocation
Tagging only works for cost allocation when simple, enforced and tied to finance: small schema, automation and mapped cost centres.
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Cross-Cloud CI/CD Pipeline Setup
Build once and deploy the same artefact across AWS, Azure and GCP using Kubernetes, Terraform, GitOps and short‑lived identities.
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Cloud Cost Audits vs. One-Time Assessments
Compare one-time cloud cost assessments with recurring audits to pick the right model for control, governance and saving over time.
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Aligning Deployment Metrics with Revenue Goals
Link DORA metrics to revenue, cost and risk with shared tagging, unit costs and finance-aligned dashboards.
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How Automation Improves FinOps Cost Allocation
Automate tags, billing exports and allocation rules so every pound is assigned, unallocated spend drops and AAI reaches finance-grade 95%+.
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Service Mesh Overhead: Measuring Resource Costs
Measure service mesh CPU, memory and telemetry overhead, convert deltas to monthly £ and reduce costs by scope, proxy and telemetry tuning.
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Custom Observability: Solving Hybrid Cloud Challenges
Standardise telemetry, cut log costs and noisy alerts, and speed incident diagnosis across hybrid cloud with a custom observability layer.
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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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