Over the last few years, more organizations have switched from relying solely on one cloud service provider (CSP) to several. The primary reasons for the change are minimizing dependence on a single CSP, preventing vendor lock-in, and providing greater flexibility. Recent trends include using a mix of cloud providers to take advantage of the cost savings several CSPs offer and using best-of-breed services for different applications, teams, or departments.

While AWS offers significant benefits compared to traditional on-premise infrastructure, its inherent elasticity and scalability tend to create uncontrolled costs. AWS costs can be opaque and difficult to analyze, and without a system for identifying the source of costs and managing them, they can quickly undermine profit margins. However, several tools have emerged to help organizations manage and optimize their costs over the past few years.

Also known as application performance monitoring (APM), application monitoring tools track and analyze application performance. They monitor application metrics such as CPU usage, response times, error rates, and uptime. The tools also offer real-time insights to identify issues, improve user experiences, and optimize resources. But are APM tools really necessary?

As both the State Of FinOps 2024 and the State Of Cloud Costs In 2024 indicate, reducing cloud waste remains a top priority for cloud-driven organizations. Cloud spenders care more than ever about cost efficiency — and CloudZero is working tirelessly to make cloud savings simpler. To this end, we’re proud to announce that we’ve added a suite of automated GCP optimizations to our Insights feature.

It’s officially September, and we hope your cloud prices have fall-en. Below, we’ll leaf you with the latest news in the cloud cost world from August of 2024. Here are the highlights: Pour a cup of pumpkin-spiced goodness, and read on for the details.

Cost management in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) can be complex. It’s a lot like costs in Azure or AWS. Often, companies don’t know where to begin when they receive 20-page invoices. GCP billing tools can be unfamiliar, especially to users from a different cloud provider. However, the platform continues to simplify its cost monitoring and billing tools.

Creating a positive user experience is always one of the most important goals our teams focus on. Whether it’s administrators working behind the scenes on the platform, or users looking to uncover cost savings opportunities in Explorer, or engineers working with our APIs, we always strive to provide a frictionless experience making sure each person has the right information to achieve their goals in our platform.

There are four main cloud delivery models (cloud computing services) and four major cloud deployment models (types of cloud computing). Each model is unique, and that affects how it impacts cloud management, data security, and cost management, among other considerations. Here’s exactly what each cloud computing model provides and how to choose the best option for your needs.

Snowflake has gained significant traction in the data warehousing space due to its unique architecture, flexibility, and ease of use. Heck, after using a legacy approach for some time, we at CloudZero went with Snowflake. While at it, we noticed Snowflake customers express concerns about costs more often than they would like. So, in this guide, we’ll share our best tips for getting the most out of Snowflake without overspending.

If cost optimization is your only reason for adopting Kubernetes and containers, you might be in for a rude surprise — many companies find that costs increase after moving to Kubernetes. Even companies who adopt Kubernetes for other reasons, like time-to-market advantages, should follow basic cost control best practices to stay within the budget. Optimizing cloud costs related to running Kubernetes doesn’t have to involve trade-offs for performance or availability.