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Addressing cloud waste: 4 steps to cloud computing cost optimization

CIO Business Intelligence

By: Scott Sellers , Co-Founder and CEO, Azul From the get-go, the cloud promised to help companies scale up their architectures in seconds, run their applications faster, never turn away a transaction, and save money through economies of scale. Here are four steps to getting the most out of cloud computing resources in an economical manner.

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CIOs sharpen cloud cost strategies — just as gen AI spikes loom

CIO Business Intelligence

Cloud costs remain a key concern for IT leaders, who find themselves nearing a crossroads where expenditures for core workloads will need containment to free up spend for innovation. 1 barrier to moving forward in the cloud. Cloud costs continue to be a top concern for CIOs,” says Dave McCarthy, analyst at IDC.

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Cloud infrastructure sales rise as companies seek digital resiliency

CIO Business Intelligence

Global spending on cloud infrastructure services increased by 34% to a total of nearly $56 billion in the first quarter of 2022, driven by the need for resiliency and flexibility as businesses face supply chain problems and geopolitical upheaval, according to a report released Friday by analyst firm Canalys.

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LEOcloud, Microsoft team up with Axiom Space to put cloud infrastructure in orbit

GeekWire

When Houston-based Axiom Space starts putting together its commercial space station, some out-of-this-world infrastructure for cloud computing could be close behind — and Microsoft could help make it happen. The deal sets the stage for developing and delivering space-based cloud services from commercial assets.

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Optimizing for Price and Performance in the Cloud

CIO Business Intelligence

In their rush to the cloud, companies can easily end up with significant waste by taking a “best efforts” approach to aligning cloud instance types and sizes to workloads. Businesses, particularly those that are relatively new to the cloud, often overprovision resources to ensure performance or avoid running out of capacity.

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Big Tech’s Big Flops of 2022

Vox

In 2022, the economy slumped, stocks fell, inflation skyrocketed, and belts tightened. Here are a few of the ambitious gambles and more grounded projects that didn’t pay off in 2022: Meta had some big problems in 2022. In 2022, we will say good-bye to Meta’s Portal. Vox; Getty Images/CSA Images RF.

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Bionic Eye, Disease Control, Time Crystal Research Powered by IO500 Top Storage Systems

CIO Business Intelligence

In what’s quickly becoming the de facto benchmarking standard for HPC storage, the IO500 named several Dell-based systems including those from CSIRO in Australia, Simon Fraser University in Canada, and Stanford University in the US. Dell Unveils Storage Advancements. CSIRO’s Bracewell Delivers Deep Learning, Bionic Vision.

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