Better storage and compute options could cut run costs Amazon S3 Express One Zone expanded to 7 additional Regions, giving more teams access to the high-performance storage class. AWS says it delivers up to 10x faster access and up to…
Google Cloud BigQuery and Cloud SQL got the most useful efficiency boosts BigQuery now supports unit tests for pipelines, letting teams validate SQL transformation logic against mock datasets before deployment. That can reduce rework and avoid unnecessary compute from faulty…
OpenAI Spend less on Voice in Enterprise and Edu workspaces OpenAI has reduced ChatGPT Voice credit consumption for Enterprise and Edu workspaces, dropping usage from 5 credits per minute to 1.25 credits per minute. Additional Business Voice usage is also…
Microsoft Foundry adds controls to manage AI agent costs and prove ROI Microsoft has detailed new Microsoft Foundry capabilities for governing AI agent economics, including project-level cost attribution and visibility into token and model usage. Teams can set request-time quotas…
AWS brings cost anomalies directly into billing dashboards AWS Billing and Cost Management Dashboards can now display detected cost anomalies alongside spending, budgets, cost-efficiency metrics, and Savings Plans or Reserved Instance coverage. The new widget supports filtering, historical look-back periods,…
Google Cloud makes it easier to right-size reservations as demand changes Compute Engine reservations can now switch between shared and single-project configurations. Organizations can change how reserved capacity is scoped when their usage patterns shift. A reservation can be converted…
Together with From Commitments to Outcomes: Building a Smarter Cloud Commitment Strategy Commitments are static. Your cloud isn’t. See how continuous, AI-driven optimization keeps coverage right as workloads shift, so savings stop decaying the moment you sign-up. Backed by Forward…
Complete Guide to the FinOps Certified Professional (FCP) Certification The FinOps Certified Professional (FCP) credential is the flagship technical and strategic certification offered by the FinOps Foundation. While entry-level credentials like the FinOps Certified Practitioner (FOCP) validate foundational terminology, lifecycle…
AI Economics Weekly – AI Providers Updates Week of September 7, 2026 Anthropic Keep gateway pricing and Claude Code spend data in sync Claude Code v2.1.268 adds gateway pricing synchronization and spend telemetry alignment. Claude apps gateways can now define…
Microsoft Foundry Guidance Shows How to Reduce AI Agent Inference Costs AI teams can now use more specific guidance for managing agent costs. Microsoft detailed context-engineering techniques for reducing inference costs in enterprise AI agents. The techniques include selective retrieval,…
