EC2 Auto Scaling Now Prioritizes Reserved Capacity First Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling introduced a reservations-then-balanced distribution strategy. It tries Capacity Reservations first, including ODCRs, Capacity Blocks, and Interruptible Capacity Reservations, before balancing across Availability Zones. Redshift Adds More Reserved Instance…
How to get High Savings with Commitments using a Free FinOps Tool Are you afraid to lock into a 3-year cloud contract because AI tech changes so fast? Buying on-demand burns your cash, but long commitments can trap your budget.…
Together with How to Measure AI ROI with FinOps AI costs are rising fast, but many leaders do not see the returns. Our session shows you how to track every dollar and prove your AI projects actually make money. 16th…
Tokenomics & FinOps AI: Managing AI Costs in 2026 How tokenomics is reshaping FinOps in 2026: Ben from Vantage breaks down AI cost management, MCP, AI gateways, agentic workflows, and the new Canvas product launch at FinOps X San Diego.…
The Hidden AI Cost: Why Block Storage is Ruining Your Cloud Bill Are you buying too much cloud storage for your AI projects? When teams get new GPUs, they often buy double or triple the storage they need just to…
What’s going to happen with FinOps in 2027 explained by an industry Veteran. The cloud bill is changing fast. Soon, your biggest costs will not be servers, but AI tokens bought by HR and sales. Watch this interview with Erik…
Google Cloud Makes CUD Recommendations Smarter for More Resources Google Cloud Billing now has GA resource-based CUD recommendations for more resource types. The update covers GPUs, Local SSD disks, and premium OS licenses. These recommendations help customers identify additional commitments…
Amazon EC2 Future-dated Capacity Reservations Can Now Be Cancelled Amazon EC2 future-dated Capacity Reservations now support cancellation. These reservations let you reserve capacity up to 120 days in advance. The new cancellation support comes with an upfront quote for any…
How to Cut Data Platform Costs on Snowflake, Databricks & BigQuery with FinOps and Autonomous AI Optimization Data platform spend has exploded from 5% to 30–50% of the total cloud bill, and most teams have no idea where the waste…
