Cloud Cost Optimization

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    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%
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The Definitive FinOps Toolbox

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    CPU Workloads Optimization

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

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    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.

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    Waste Management

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

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    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.

  • Cloud Cost Optimization
    Complying with AWS’s RI/SP Policy Update: Save More, Stress Less

    Shared Reserved Instances (RIs) and Savings Plans (SPs) have been a common workaround for reducing EC2 costs, but their value has always been limited. On average, these shared pools deliver only 25% savings on On-Demand costs—far below the 60% savings achievable with automated reservation tools. For IT and DevOps teams, the trade-offs include added complexity, […]

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    How Optimizing Kafka Can Save Costs of the Whole System

    Kafka is no longer exclusively the domain of high-velocity Big Data use cases. Today, it is utilized on by workloads and companies of all sizes, supporting asynchronous communication between even small groups of microservices.  But this expanded usage has led to problems with cost creep that threaten many companies’ bottom lines. And due to the […]

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    How E-commerce TrustMeUp Achieved 40% Faster Delivery and 25% Bandwidth Savings with GlobalDots & CloudFront

    A popular e-commerce platform was growing fast, but that growth created challenges. With a poorly optimized cloud setup, the company faced content quality problems, as well as ongoing security issues. The only way to solve the problem was to optimize their CloudFront distribution – leading them to work with GlobalDots’ innovation experts. Using the solution […]

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    EBS-Optimized Instances: A Guide to Cut Costs and Maintain Performance

    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 […]

  • Cloud Cost Optimization
    Cut Big Data Costs by 23%: 7 Key Practices

    In this webinar, we reveal a solution that cuts big data costs by 23% and enhances system efficiency – without changing a single line of code. We’ll also explore 7 key practices that will free your engineers to process and analyze data at the pace and scale they need – and ensure they never lose control of the process.

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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 […]

  • Cloud Block Storage
    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

  • Automated Kubernetes Optimization
    How IronScales Reduced K8s 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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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.