Amazon EMR (Elastic MapReduce) stands as the premier cloud-based solution for handling large-scale data processing tasks. It incorporates a suite of open-source frameworks, including Spark, Hive, Hudi, and Presto, all of which are fully managed and billed per second of…
The FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS) is a groundbreaking initiative to establish a common provider and service agnostic format for billing data that empowers organizations to better understand cost and usage patterns and optimize spending and performance across…
Organizations adopt cloud technology for more convenience, scalability, and cost efficiency. Unfortunately, they rarely get all three. Ambitious teams moving to the cloud and accelerating innovation can foster a virtuous cycle. Managing AWS Reserved Instances and Savings Plans with input…
Old ways of managing infrastructure aren’t just ineffective; they create situations where runaway cloud costs can threaten the business. While traditional infrastructure management methodologies will still be needed for owned infrastructure in the future, no level of adherence to these…
You wouldn’t optimize a resource for $50 annualized savings, right? The effort will probably cost you more than what you’re saving. But hey, with automation you can, especially if you have plenty of resources. Also, automating your simple tasks frees…
FinOps, short for Financial Operations, is a framework and set of practices that aim to optimize the costs of cloud computing within an organization. It brings together finance, technology, and business operations to manage cloud expenses effectively. The goal of…
Google Cloud is prioritizing cost optimization by providing products that offer a balance between price and performance. They also offer recommendations to help you optimize your deployment and provide various pricing models. One such model is Committed Use Discounts (CUDs),…
The difference between cloudcost management and FinOps The majority of the people know what cloud cost management means and they are familiar with AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Advisor and some other vendors. But now there is a new term ‘FinOps’ which…
