Cloud Costs

The GPU Blind Spot in Cloud Commitment Planning

GPU spend is the fastest-growing line on most GCP bills, and most commitment tools can't model it at all. Here's how Archera closes that gap and where the real edges of coverage still are.

Cloud Costs

PubNub Had a Triangle of Pain. Here's How They Broke Out of It.

A small FinOps team, unpredictable traffic, and a "triangle of pain": overpay on-demand or gamble on multi-year commitments. Here's how PubNub broke out of it and saved over $500K in year one.

Cloud Costs

Why Guaranteed Commitments Change Everything in Cloud FinOps

The biggest obstacle to cloud savings is commitment risk. Here's how guaranteed, insurance-backed commitments change the math entirely for FinOps teams.

Cloud Costs

Microsoft just handed VMware-on-Azure shops a deadline. Don't let it force a bad commitment too.

Azure VMware Solution's license-included tier is going away. Here's how to migrate to native Azure compute without overcommitting.

Cloud Costs

The Cloud Commitment Trap: Why Azure and AWS Discounts Come With a Catch

Azure and AWS both reward long cloud commitments with steep discounts, and both punish you just as hard if your usage changes first. Here's how guaranteed commitments change the math on either cloud.

Savings Plans

Azure Is Ending Reservation Exchanges in 2027

Microsoft is ending Azure Reservation exchanges on Feb 1, 2027. Here's what's changing, why it matters for anyone managing Azure spend, and how to keep Reservation-level savings without taking on multi-year risk.