Cloud Cost Insights
Expert analysis, tips, and strategies for optimizing your cloud costs and making better business decisions.
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What Your Cloud Bill Can't Tell You About Your Business (And How to Fix It)
Your AWS bill says you spent $147,000 last month. But it won't tell you that Customer ABC is costing you money, or that your new feature has 10x worse unit economics than expected. Here's how to bridge the gap between cloud billing and business intelligence.
Latest Articles
How to Talk About Cloud Costs With Your CFO (Without Getting Fired)
Your CFO wants answers about your $200K monthly AWS bill. Here's exactly what they're going to ask, why they're asking it, and how to respond with confidence instead of panic.
Activity-Based Costing for Cloud: How to Allocate AWS Costs by Customer and Feature
Stop guessing what your cloud costs actually buy you. Learn how to implement activity-based costing for AWS, Azure, and GCP to see exactly how much each customer and feature costs to serve - with real examples and implementation steps.
How to Split Shared Cloud Costs: Database, Cache, and Load Balancer Allocation Methods
Your shared RDS instance costs $12K/month, but which customers and features are actually using it? Here are 5 proven methods to allocate shared cloud resources fairly and accurately, with real implementation examples.
Cloud Cost Visibility: The 7 Dashboards Every Engineering Team Needs
You can't optimize what you can't see. Here are the 7 essential dashboards that transform cloud cost chaos into clear, actionable insights - with real examples and implementation guides.
The Elephant in the Corner: How Technical Debt Is Secretly Eating Your Cloud Budget
Every tech company has one - the architectural decision made 18 months ago that's now costing $15K monthly. Everyone knows it's there, nobody talks about it, and it keeps growing. Here's how to finally address your cloud cost elephant.
Knowing What You Don't Know: The 10 Cloud Cost Blind Spots Costing You Money
Every company thinks they understand their cloud costs. Then they discover Customer X costs 5x more than expected, or Feature Y consumes 40% of their infrastructure budget. Here are the blind spots you don't know you have.
Why Cloud Costs Escalate: The 7 Compounding Factors That Kill Your Budget
Your cloud bill started at $5K monthly. Now it's $47K and growing 23% quarterly. Here are the 7 compounding factors that cause cloud costs to spiral - and how to break the cycle before it breaks your budget.
How to Build Activity-Based Cloud Cost Allocation That Actually Works
Navigating the world of cloud computing can be a complex task. Especially when it comes to managing costs. But there are techniques you can use to take control of your cloud costs.