Cloud spending is on its way to becoming a trillion-dollar market, and the biggest driver behind that growth isn’t AI spend or massive migrations—it’s engineers. Every day, more developers get direct access to the cloud resources they need to build, test, and ship faster. That freedom is great for innovation, but it also means we…
Navigating the maze of cloud costs and resources can be a complex undertaking. While cloud computing offers unprecedented scalability and flexibility, it also comes with financial challenges. That’s where FinOps comes into play. A FinOps roadmap provides a structured approach to establishing a practice within your organization and showing real Return on Investment (ROI) and…
In 2023, cloud cost complexity kept increasing, and many new cloud cost management tools were launched. We also saw existing players launch new features and capabilities to help their customers reduce cloud costs, improve their cloud budget, and eliminate cloud waste. The cloud providers released new capabilities, AWS Cost Explorer released a whole set of new features…
Navigating the complexities of Amazon Web Services (AWS) costs can be daunting. This guide is tailored to assist you in your cloud cost optimization efforts. AWS’s vast array of services and pricing options can be complex. However, you can extract maximum value with a thorough understanding and strategically utilizing its functionalities. This guide will offer…
Benchmarking your cloud costs is an essential exercise in modern business operations. This practice falls under the broader umbrella of cloud cost management and aims to provide a comprehensive view of your spending pattern, helps identify inefficiencies, and aids in more accurate budgeting. It also enables a comparison of your cloud spending with industry standards against companies…
Get More Cloud for Your Money with FinOps Most organizations grapple with escalating cloud costs as they rapidly scale their operations. Once touted for cost-efficiency, the cloud is a significant line item in the budget. Enter Cloud FinOps: an operational model that combines technology, business, and finance professionals to manage and optimize cloud spend. At…
New feature announcement: FinOps tags can now be checked directly in the engineering workflow in CI/CD, before anything goes to production, by shifting them left. Both the key and value can be verified. If the tagging policy has not been followed, the engineer will be notified and the code pull request can be blocked until…
Since launching Infracost two years ago, I’ve been asked about the key differences between the AWS Cost Calculator and Infracost. In this blog post, I will compare the two tools. Update AWS has now deprecated the AWS simple cost calculator – the only other option left is the AWS Pricing calculator. The AWS Cloud Cost Calculator…
When considering cost optimization for the cloud, an equation can be used to structure the problem. Each component of the formula can be refined and delegated to the appropriate roles. The formula is: Cloud Costs = Usage x Unit Price A few years ago, I spoke with a user who proposed the equation above for…
I’m very excited to announce that Infracost has achieved SOC2 Type 2 certification. This is a significant milestone for us as it reinforces our commitment to security, privacy, and reliability. We understand the importance of maintaining high standards of security and compliance, especially for our enterprise customers who rely on our platform to help them…
The new Infracost Guardrails feature enables you to setup cloud cost guardrails directly in CI/CD. If a pull request’s cost estimate exceeds a threshold, a custom notification is sent; the pull request can even be blocked till it has been approved. Status quo Cloud costs have traditionally been managed after money has been spent; our…
You can now show the cloud cost impact of feature requests to Product Managers and Owners directly in their workflow, before features are shipped to production. Overview Cloud costs are hard to understand due to the complex pricing models used by the cloud providers. If cloud pricing was easy to understand it would be easier…