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What Is Cloud Cost Optimization? 16 Best Practices To Embrace

Search Cloud Computing, Thursday, August 22nd, 2024

Cloud pricing is complex, and there are lots of ways to waste money on services you don't need. Here's how to ensure you have just the right amount of cloud resources.

Hosting workloads in the cloud can be more cost-effective than using on-premises infrastructure. But, when poorly designed and managed, cloud computing can have the opposite effect and lead to higher overall costs.

That's why cloud cost optimization plays such an important role in effective use of the cloud. Without a cloud cost optimization strategy in place, businesses typically struggle to ensure that they're getting the most bang for the bucks they spend on cloud infrastructure -- and that their cloud environments remain cost-effective as their workloads and cloud architectures change over time.

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