Can you use the data from your cloud service provider’s dashboard to reduce costs and enhance the utilization of your infrastructure resources? Sure, but it often demands substantial effort and doesn’t always deliver optimal results. There’s a huge difference between cloud data transparency – simply seeing your services and costs – and true data observability…
A new surge of enthusiasm surrounds a strategic framework poised to simplify the management of cloud expenses and help companies lower their IT costs — it’s called FinOps, a portmanteau of the words Financial and DevOps. While this methodology is praised for instilling financial governance, its principles can be extended far beyond just cloud infrastructure…
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), hyper-automation, and advanced algorithms all have one thing in common – they are energy-demanding technologies requiring reliable network platforms to operate efficiently. However, this can lead to unexpected and unnoticed increases in cloud infrastructure expenditures – bloating costs at a time when cloud spending is already intense: Cloud services command a…
Cloud doesn’t just open the door to enabling advanced technologies like AI, hyper-automation, and big data analytics – it unlocks a complex realm of costs and expense management problems that can threaten innovation and its financial sustainability. A recent study of IT decision makers peels back these trends: Cloud visibility is all but missing: 86%…
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…
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…
It used to be technology was just another utility, on a similar level to an enterprise’s plumbing or electricity. Now, technology fuels pretty much every critical business service for every company in every industry. Technology is inextricably bound with the business. Without technology, business stops. Without technological innovation, the business stands still. However, while the…
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…
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…
UFD, la distribuidora de electricidad del Grupo Naturgy, invertirá un total de 1.430 millones de euros con vistas al 2027. Una maniobra con la que aspira a reforzar su red eléctrica en España con el objetivo de optimizar el servicio a los clientes y favorecer el desarrollo de la transición energética. La inversión prevista es…