It is easier to acquire computing power today than it ever has been – but are we consuming it in a beneficial manner? This question has stuck in my mind ever since AWS re:Invent, when it was announced ...

For many technology leaders, the monthly cloud bill now feels less like an operating expense and more like a tax on innovation. We want teams to ship quickly and experiment, but every new microservice ...

The two most mentioned advantages of cloud-based platforms are pay-per-use billing and the ability to scale up to an almost unlimited number of resources. No more buying ahead of resource demand, ...

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