by David Gill | Jun 8, 2026 | Cloud Compliance, Cloud Security, FinOps
In this article AI Spend Is Becoming A Shared Cloud Problem Not All AI Waste Is Infrastructure Waste Infrastructure Still Matters Once AI Workloads Hit The Cloud GPU-Backed Resources Raise The Cost Of Poor Visibility Kubernetes Can Hide AI Cost And Ownership Problems...
by David Gill | Jun 4, 2026 | Cloud Cost Optimization, FinOps, Guides & Best Practices
In this article Start With The Workload Question AI Infrastructure Waste Is Easy To Miss Find Every GPU-Backed Resource Check Who Owns Each AI Resource Look For Idle Development And Experiment Environments Review Kubernetes Workloads On Expensive Hosts Separate Real...
by David Gill | Jun 3, 2026 | Cloud Cost Optimization, FinOps
In this article AI Spend Is Becoming A Shared Cloud Problem Not All AI Waste Is Infrastructure Waste Infrastructure Still Matters Once AI Workloads Hit The Cloud GPU-Backed Resources Raise The Cost Of Poor Visibility Kubernetes Can Hide AI Cost And Ownership Problems...
by David Gill | May 30, 2026 | Cloud Cost Optimization, FinOps, Guides & Best Practices
FinOps X, Mon Jun 8 - Thu Jun 11, 2026 (San Diego, CA) FinOps X is the FinOps Foundation’s flagship conference and expo. Each June, more than 1,600 cloud-cost professionals gather for three days of keynotes, chalk-talks, and hands-on sessions that cut straight to the...
by David Gill | Apr 12, 2026 | AWS, Cloud Cost Optimization, FinOps, Guides & Best Practices
Contents Why Empty DynamoDB Tables Are Worth Cleaning Up The Safe Way To Delete A DynamoDB Table How Hyperglance Helps You Find Empty Tables Faster Step-By-Step: Cleaning Up DynamoDB Tables In Hyperglance How To Prevent Empty Tables From Piling Up Again The Manual...
by David Gill | Apr 1, 2026 | AWS, Azure, FinOps, GCP, Guides & Best Practices
Tags are one of the simplest ways to make AWS spend easier to understand and control. When they’re planned well, they help you allocate costs, answer ownership questions faster, support governance, and automate routine decisions. When they’re inconsistent, cost...
by David Gill | Mar 30, 2026 | AWS, Azure, Cloud Cost Optimization, FinOps, GCP
Contents Why AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Cost Tools Are Only Part of the Picture Native Tools Solve Provider Problems, Not Whole-Environment Problems What Native Cloud Cost Tools Do Well Where Native Cloud Cost Tools Fall Short A Simple Comparison Example: Why Native...
by David Gill | Mar 17, 2026 | Cloud Cost Optimization, FinOps, Guides & Best Practices, Public Cloud
Contents What We Mean by Scaling in the Cloud Vertical Scaling: When Making One Instance Bigger Makes Sense Horizontal Scaling: When Adding More Instances Wins Cost and Performance Trade-Offs To Consider How To Choose Between Horizontal and Vertical Scaling Common...
by David Gill | Jan 16, 2026 | AWS, Cloud Cost Optimization, FinOps, Guides & Best Practices, Public Cloud
Contents Why Idle EC2 Instances Deserve Your Attention The Quick Fix: AWS EC2 cost optimization starts with idle cleanup Walking Through The Fix In Hyperglance Prevent Idle EC2 Instances From Coming Back The Manual Way (If You’re Not Using Hyperglance Yet) Clean up,...
by David Gill | Jan 7, 2026 | AWS, Cloud Cost Optimization, FinOps, Guides & Best Practices
EC2 costs usually come down to three levers: pricing model, instance choice, and waste control. This complete guide shows what to check, how to fix it safely, and how to stop the same issues coming back—manually or with automation. Contents Quick Wins EC2 Pricing in...
