Introduction Bots today outnumber human users in eCommerce sites: From 15% in 2017, to 30% in 2019, to 64% in 2021. Some extreme cases we’ve witnessed peaked in 90-99.8% bot traffic. But perhaps the more concerning bit is the traffic share of bad bots: an approximate 39% of all internet traffic in 2021. Hackers are […]
A recent study of over 100 enterprises found more than 15% of AWS cloud bills comes from Elastic Block Store (EBS). But what can you do to cut those costs without impacting performance? The key is to select EBS-optimized instances. With the right combination of EBS-optimized instances and EBS volumes, companies consistently maintain at least […]
The move to the cloud has enabled tech leaders to modernize their infrastructure and improve application availability, scalability, and performance.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
For organizations already well-established in the cloud, vendors such as AWS and Azure often bite large chunks out of annual revenue. Monthly cloud bills accumulate quickly – the 5 biggest cloud vendors rake in a combined total revenue of over $80 billion a year, with Microsoft and Amazon claiming the lion’s share of over $20 billion […]
The Challenge: Dealing with the Back-and-Forth There are so many shared challenges when it comes to cloud compliance. The constant back-and-forth with the auditor has become a draining routine. As you dart through digital archives for necessary audit evidence, precious minutes slip away from your actual duties. Each passing hour pulls you further from your […]
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