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Reading Time: 3 minutes AWS Karpenter is revolutionizing node management within the Kubernetes ecosystem by introducing adaptive autoscaling capabilities as an open-source solution. It streamlines and automates the node management process, eliminating the need for node group abstractions by directly interacting with the AWS EC2 fleet API for efficient node provisioning. With the amazing benefits that Karpenter offers, it…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Kubernetes autoscaling is essential for optimizing performance and efficiently using resources. While Cluster Autoscaler has been the go-to solution, AWS Karpenter now provides an even more powerful and flexible alternative. In this blog, we will delve into the ins and outs of Karpenter. Let’s read through! What Is AWS Karpenter? AWS Karpenter is an open-source…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Cloud providers offer a variety of services with flexible pricing models, allowing organizations to pay only for the resources they use. For example, AWS currently offers 200+ services with a pay-per-use pricing model. This wide range of services allows organizations to choose the ones that best fit their needs and scale them up or down…
Reading Time: 5 minutes For over 76 percent of companies, optimizing cloud costs is a huge challenge. As a result, they end up wasting 30% of their total cloud spend. While AWS has many benefits and hardly any upfront costs, AWS cloud bills can quickly stack up if you are not careful. As a result, organizations don’t just need…
Reading Time: 6 minutes As organizations continue to expand innovation and their cloud requirements, they are often met with new challenges in managing cloud costs. Understanding resource usage and ownership is necessary to ensure optimal cloud spend. Cloud cost allocation has emerged as an effective solution for addressing this challenge. Cloud cost allocation is the process of tracking and…
Reading Time: 5 minutes Cloud infrastructure may be considered cost-effective to set up as compared to on-premises infrastructure. Still, cloud costs can quickly spiral out of control if you are not careful enough. Complicated AWS billing combined with complex cloud infrastructure and inefficient resource management can make it even more challenging to manage cloud costs. If you don’t already…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Reducing cloud costs has become a top priority for organizations, as they estimate wasting 32 percent of their cloud spend, as per a report by Flexera. Furthermore, more than 50 percent of AWS revenue comes from the EC2 computing service, making it the primary focus for cost reduction. And considering EC2 costs, there are three…
Reading Time: 5 minutes As cloud spending quickly becomes one of the most expensive resources in organizations around the world, C-suite leaders are steadily prioritizing tools and strategies for optimizing, reducing, and centralizing cloud cost management. In fact, according to a survey, 88% of organizations state that optimizing and reducing spend on their cloud resources is very important. 50%…
Reading Time: 6 minutes FinOps has gained significant momentum in recent years as organizations seek to optimize their cloud spend. Central to the FinOps philosophy is the idea of Chargeback and Showback, which can also be referred to as “Cost Allocation” and “Cost Transparency.” While the concept is undoubtedly beneficial, it is not always easy to implement. Chargeback and…
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