Shipped: Your Explorer setup, remembered
CloudZero Explorer now tracks your query history and lets you save up to 12 configurations and 10 favorite dimensions, so your most-used cost analyses are one click away.
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How to Replace the SharePoint Preservation Hold Library (2026)
The Preservation Hold Library silently inflates SharePoint storage. Replace it with Squirrel Recycle Bin Capture for compliant retention in customer-owned Azure.
Introducing Upsun Dispatch
AI has made writing code fast, and you can feel it. Commits are up, pull requests are up, new repos spin up over a weekend, and your engineers swear they are faster. But where are all the new products? If every team really got faster, the software you use every day should be getting visibly better. AI helped your engineers ship more code. It didn't help your team ship more products.
Shipped: Find the Azure waste your bill was hiding
Eight new Azure recommendation types now scan your environment for idle, unattached, and over-provisioned resources, then tell you exactly what to cut.
AI ROI Dispatch: How we turned a $5.21 AI skill into 5 closed meetings
This is the first in a series we’re calling AI ROI Dispatches, where we share stories from CloudZero and our customers on tying AI spend to real business outcomes.
Retention Policies vs Retention Labels in SharePoint (2026): The Difference Admins Constantly Get Wrong
Retention policies apply to locations. Retention labels apply to items. Both live in Microsoft Purview, both retain content, and admins regularly use the wrong one. What each actually does and when to use which.
How to Get Better Cloud Security Posture Management
Cloud misconfigurations are costly – and preventable. Learn how Cloud Security Posture Management keeps your infrastructure secure and resilient.
How Businesses Are Building More Resilient Technology Strategies
In an increasingly digital world, businesses face constant pressure to keep their technology systems secure, efficient, and adaptable. From cyber threats and system outages to changing customer expectations and market disruptions, organizations can no longer rely on technology strategies that focus solely on short-term needs. Instead, companies are investing in resilient technology strategies designed to support long-term growth, minimize risk, and maintain business continuity in uncertain conditions.
How to track business expenses in 2026: methods, tools, and AI spend
How to track expenses for a business: categorize expense types (operating, software, cloud, travel, capital), choose a tracking method (spreadsheet, accounting software, expense management tool, or cost intelligence platform), connect data sources (bank feeds, cloud billing APIs, SaaS invoices), assign ownership per cost center, set a reporting schedule, and audit quarterly.
Sensitivity Labels vs Retention Labels in SharePoint (2026): The Difference Admins Keep Getting Wrong
Sensitivity vs retention labels in SharePoint - what each actually does, when to use which, the audit failure modes when admins confuse them, and what survives when content is archived.