Cloud cost management: Strategies to save in 2024

Innovation remains critical with a staggering 94% of tech executives increasing their IT spending. But more spending requires a keen oversight of assets, expenses, and returns. Where do innovation funds flow? How effectively are new resources utilized? Is your legacy tech portfolio streamlined? How can IT waste be funneled into new investments? Without comprehensive visibility…

AI + FinOps: How to automate cloud cost optimization

Hyper-automation to reduce your cloud costs. It’s not on the horizon – it’s already here. Artificial intelligence is being infused into FinOps practices and cloud cost management platforms. The result? Fewer manual tasks and more cost savings. Research shows companies that activate their FinOps model using AI are 53% more likely to achieve a cost…

Microsoft vs CISPE: No agreement in cloud dispute

The Association of Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE) has denied reports that an agreement in its antitrust dispute with Microsoft is imminent. Previously, the online magazine Politico had reported, citing insiders, that both sides had agreed on a multi-million dollar deal, in the course of which the European cloud providers would withdraw their…

Is there a natural contradiction within AI-driven code in cloud-native security?

AI-generated code promises to reshape cloud-native application development practices, offering unparalleled efficiency gains and fostering innovation at unprecedented levels. However, amidst the allure of newfound technology lies a profound duality—the stark contrast between the benefits of AI-driven software development and the formidable security risks it introduces. As organizations embrace AI to accelerate workflows, they must…

RTVE adjudica a Telefónica el servicio de correo electrónico por 4,35 millones

Radio Televisión Española (RTVE) ha adjudicado a Telefónica la licitación pública para la prestación del servicio de correo electrónico por una partida de 4,35 millones de euros. Así se contempla en el portal de contratación del Estado. En el pliego de prescripciones técnicas de la licitación se detalla que RTVE requiere la contratación de un proveedor especializado…

Getting infrastructure right for generative AI

Facts, it has been said, are stubborn things. For generative AI, a stubborn fact is that it  consumes very large quantities of compute cycles, data storage, network bandwidth, electrical power, and air conditioning. As CIOs respond to corporate mandates to “just do something” with genAI, many are launching cloud-based or on-premises initiatives. But while the…

3 methods to forge stronger business partner alliances

It’s estimated that upward of 70% of strategic partnerships end in failure, with some of the most commonly cited issues being unrealistic expectations, disagreement over objectives, and poor trust and communication. But when respective parties get the formula right, great value can be created far beyond what any one company can do alone.  What’s the…