Cloud Cost Optimization

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Cloud Cost Optimization

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  • Commitment Automation Commitment Automation

    Free your engineers and Let AI & ML manage your commitments

  • Optimized Infrastructure Optimized Infrastructure

    Automate resource rightsizing to match your business usage patterns

  • Put Context into Cloud Bills Put Context into Cloud Bills

    Gain valuable insights into spending patterns with Cost Observability tools

  • Tailor made FinOps strategy Tailor made FinOps strategy

    Harness GlobalDots' expertise to build a tailored FinOps foundation

  • Up to 75%
    Cost reduction on Kubernetes clusters
    Cost reduction on Kubernetes clusters
  • Up to 70%
    Reduction in storage costs
    Reduction in storage costs
  • Up to 60%
    Savings with RIs & SPs discounts management
    Savings with RIs & SPs discounts management
  • Up to 45%
    Save on your cloud workload
    Save on your cloud workload

The Definitive FinOps Toolbox

  • CPU Workloads Optimization

    Continuously analyze and optimize compute resources, get suggested recommendations, and implement with a click of a button for immediate cost reduction.

  • Data Transfer Reduction

    Identify and reduce costly data egress charges associated with transferring data out of your cloud environment to significantly lower your data transfer costs and improve your overall cloud cost efficiency.

  • Waste Management

    Utilize cloud analytics to identify waste and savings opportunities across your clouds and remediate them instantly.

  • Databricks Workloads Optimization

    Optimize Databricks workloads with GlobalDots curated solution: 30% cost reduction, 23% faster processing, seamless integration, full hyper scaler compatibility for elevated performance.

Stay Cloud-to-Date

The world of cloud changes quickly.
Stay up-to-date with the latest trends & innovation, extensively explored in our resource library.

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    Cloud Cost Optimization: The Definitive Guide to Reduce Cloud Spend

    The move to the cloud has enabled tech leaders to modernize their infrastructure and improve application availability, scalability, and performance.

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    Project FOCUS: A New Age of FinOps Visibility

    It’s easy for managers and team leaders to get caught up in the cultural scrum of FinOps. Hobbling many FinOps projects, however, is a lack of on-the-ground support for the DevOps teams that are having to drive this widespread change – this is how all too many FinOps projects become abandoned on the meeting room […]

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    Optimize Your Cloud Spend with a FinOps Maturity Assessment

    Achieving FinOps is a tall order: it demands a degree of organizational self-awareness that some companies are constantly battling for. Consider the predicament that many teams find themselves in: while their cloud environments may contain a number of small things that could be optimized, there are no single glaring mistakes that are consuming massive quantities […]

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    Efficient Cluster Management

    Developers and DevOps teams, it’s time to make Kubernetes simple, efficient, and easy to manage. Download our comprehensive guide to efficient cluster management to learn how to turn Kubernetes into a well-oiled machine. This guide offers: Save DevOps time, optimize costs, and finally unlock Kubernetes agility and efficiency. Download your free copy now and immediately upgrade […]

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    How One AI-Driven Media Platform Cut EBS Costs for AWS ASGs by 48%

    Optimizing cloud costs through the strategic use of a multi-cloud auto-scaler

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    How IronScales Reduced K8 Costs by 21% With Automatic Pod Rightsizing

    IronScales and GlobalDots collaboration cut K8s costs by 21% and minimized SLA breaches with automated optimization

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    3 IT Infrastructure Costs Increasing in 2024:

    As we navigate through the evolving landscape of IT infrastructure, a closer look at the cost trends for 2024 reveals significant shifts. From cloud expenses feeling the pressure of economic changes. With global cloud spending expected to hit over $1 trillion and various sectors facing unique challenges, staying informed is more crucial than ever.  Dive […]

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    8 FinOps Best Practices for Cutting Cloud Costs

    The cloud used to be viewed as a place of significant cost savings: rather than purchasing and maintaining dozens of server stacks, organizations could outsource this and purchase compute power on an as-needed basis. In the ensuing rush to cloud architecture, however, many companies simply lifted-and-shifted their old financial bad habits. The sheer speed of […]

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    How FinOps Capabilities Can Unlock Your Cloud Cost Goals

    Cloud computing has transformed more than individual app architectures: it’s granted both start-ups and market leaders an equal platform for innovation. New products are no longer dependent upon complex revenue-draining in-house server stacks. Instead, cloud-native disruptors such as Uber and Airbnb have been able to harness the once-unthinkable degrees of agility, scalability, and cost-efficiency that […]

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    How to Choose a Third-Party FinOps Solution

    Cloud providers are becoming increasingly aware of their customers’ chronic overspending. To combat this, major industry players such as AWS and Azure are offering FinOps tools in the form of inbuilt cost dashboards and paying to become a member of the FinOps Foundation. While their native FinOps tools can offer an initial window into the […]

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    Optimize Block Storage: Cut Costs by 46%

    Block Storage… Often an afterthought, yet crucial. Typically, we estimate our needs and triple them to avoid midnight ‘out-of-disk’ crises. But what if there’s a better, more economical approach? Join our webinar, hosted by Steven Puddephatt, Senior Solutions Engineer at Globaldots, with guest Nitin Bhadauria, Co-Founder at Lucidity to Explore a smarter way to cut […]

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    AWS FinOps Best Practices

    Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the most established cloud vendor on the planet – its vast array of services increases every year, with a staggering 200 new offerings released in 2020 alone. These services offer businesses the ability to adjust resources based on demand – a cost-effective pay-as-you-go model and a global infrastructure for widespread […]

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    Reduce Cloud Costs by Up to 80% with Automated K8s

    In the dynamic landscape of cloud computing, Kubernetes (K8s) has emerged as a cornerstone for container orchestration. There is no doubt that K8s clusters are effective, yet companies continue to grapple with the complexities of managing K8s clusters, especially in production. GlobalDots, recognizing this challenge, has curated a pioneering solution: a platform that transforms the […]

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FAQs

  • What is FinOps in cloud services?

    FinOps, short for Financial Operations, is a methodology focused on optimizing cloud costs within organizations. It involves practices such as monitoring spending, assigning accountability, and implementing optimization strategies to ensure efficient resource usage in cloud environments.

    FinOps assists in strategic decision-making by providing insights into cloud spending patterns and cost implications, enabling organizations to make informed choices that align with their overall business objectives.

  • How to implement FinOps?

    Implementing FinOps effectively involves establishing best practices for cost monitoring, optimization, and accountability within the organization, drawing from shared knowledge and experiences of FinOps practitioners. Utilizing automation tools for cost analysis, resource allocation, and policy enforcement streamlines FinOps processes and ensures consistency and efficiency. Additionally, leveraging professional services or consulting expertise can provide guidance and support in implementing FinOps frameworks tailored to the organization’s specific needs and goals.

  • What are the 3 FinOps phases?

    The three phases of FinOps are typically categorized as Inform, Optimize, and Operate:

    Inform: In this phase, the focus is on gaining visibility into cloud spending and usage patterns. This involves setting up monitoring tools, establishing tagging strategies, and generating reports to understand where and how cloud resources are being utilized.

    Optimize: Once visibility is established, the next phase involves optimizing cloud resources to reduce costs while maintaining performance. This includes rightsizing instances, leveraging reserved instances or savings plans, implementing auto-scaling, and identifying opportunities for cost reduction.

    Operate: The final phase is about operating efficiently within the established FinOps framework. This includes continuously monitoring and managing costs, enforcing policies and governance measures, educating teams about cost optimization practices, and iterating on the process to adapt to changing business needs and cloud environments.

  • What is the difference between CloudOps and FinOps?

    CloudOps focuses on managing and optimizing the technical operations of cloud infrastructure and applications, while FinOps specifically targets the financial aspects of cloud usage and spending, aiming to optimize costs and align them with business goals.

  • Why FinOps?

    FinOps enables organizations to effectively manage and optimize their cloud spending, aligning it with business objectives, maximizing return on investment, and providing insights into cost allocation across various teams and projects.