FinOps Weekly – Cloud Providers Updates
AWS FinOps Updates
New, Super-Fast EC2 Instances are Here!
Heads up! AWS has launched the new C8gn instances, powered by their latest Graviton4 processors.
These instances are designed for network-heavy jobs, offering up to 200 Gbps of network bandwidth.
If you’re running things like network firewalls, load balancers, or data analytics that move a lot of data, these new instances promise better performance for your money compared to older generations.
Get Your Windows Containers Ready for 2025!
For those running Windows containers, AWS now has ECS-optimized AMIs for Windows Server 2025.
This is great news if you’re planning to upgrade your container workloads to the latest Windows Server.
Using these optimized images ensures that your containers run efficiently and are fully supported on ECS, which is key for keeping performance up and costs down.
New AWS Tools to Help You Save More!
In case you missed it, AWS Transform just highlighted some new ways to analyze your costs.
The focus is on making it easier to understand complex costs, like breaking down your EBS spending and figuring out network complexity.
They’re also adding more chat-based guidance to help you find savings opportunities right when you need them. It’s all about making cost optimization simpler!
Microsoft Azure FinOps Updates
New API for Azure Pricing!
Great news for Azure users on modern commerce agreements! There’s a new Price Sheet API available.
This allows you to programmatically get the prices for Azure services.
It’s a big help for automating your cost estimation and financial planning, as you can now pull official pricing data directly into your own tools.
Google Cloud FinOps Updates
See Your Negotiated Prices Directly in the Console!
This is a fantastic update for Google Cloud customers! You can now see your custom negotiated prices right in the pricing table of the console.
Before, you might have had to check your contract or a separate document to see your special pricing.
Now, it’s displayed directly when you’re looking at services, making it much easier to do accurate cost estimates and understand your real spending.
That’s all, see you next week