HOBI Weekly Blog Recap (9/18-9/21)
Many organizations concentrate on customer growth and enlarging margins and forget to consider cloud spending. Despite cloud operation expertise, having a clear visual on a cloud drive is challenging. Cloud cost optimization is fundamental to having proper visibility, reducing costs, and improving operational efficiency. Here are some recommendations and cost optimization practices that can assist you in reducing your cloud costs.
Identify mismanaged resources
Mismanaged resources are resources you pay for but do not use. To avoid this, regularly monitor your spending on public cloud assistance. Remove any services you no longer use to lower your running costs, and clear and shut off your sandbox environments when no longer in use.
Use middleware for monitoring cloud infrastructure
Middleware allows you to monitor usage, set budgets, and observe overall cloud costs. An advanced altering system allows users to set measures to notify them when their spending has been exceeded, forcing users to stay within the estimated budget.
Use auto-scaling to reduce costs
Auto-scaling allows you to efficiently run applications on auto-scaled cases in the cloud by scaling up or down the resources, depending on the traffic level. This saves time and labor force by terminating the need to respond to traffic rapidly.
Use heat maps to understand what’s going on in your system
A heat map is a visual tool that gives you a peak at your system. This tool provides you the ability to estimate if any of your services could shut down at a specific time and the flexibility to set a schedule of your choice. This eliminates the payments for unconsumed services and minimizes your cloud costs.
Consider Multi-cloud vs. single cloud
Though focusing on multi-cloud solutions increases the operable time and availability, it results in losing potential volume discounts by an individual cloud provider. If a company spends funds on multiple programs, it could bypass reaching an estimated projection with one vendor. Switching between platforms is also a struggle, paying for network traffic between clouds, and training staff on multiple clouds.
Utilize real-time analytics to make quick cost decisions
When team members have access to necessary information at the appropriate time, they can make sensible decisions that positively affect the organization and improve product quality. Addressing problems as soon as they occur will help avoid the possibility of additional losses.
Cloud optimization is an ongoing process, and therefore the entire organization needs to monitor the overall cloud costs regularly. Effectively managing your cloud costs ensures you receive the best out of your investment.
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