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There is more to DB savings plans than you think

There is more to DB savings plans than you think

AWS has loudly dropped a small revolution into the pricing pond. Savings Plans for Database look a natural extension of the past, but there is much more.
Frank Contrepois 03 Dec 2025
Top-down FinOps: why leadership sets the frame

Top-down FinOps: why leadership sets the frame

Top-down FinOps aligns cloud economics with leadership intent. It connects technical decisions to margin, risk and runway, turning cloud from a collection of local choices into a strategic lever. Clear boundaries, better language and smart representation make the work matter.
Frank Contrepois 02 Dec 2025
Podcast - Cost Accounting

Podcast - Cost Accounting

Frank Contrepois 01 Dec 2025
(Members) Before you trust a forecast, try this OSS tool

(Members) Before you trust a forecast, try this OSS tool

Frank Contrepois 28 Nov 2025
(Paid) The future of AI is cache‑shaped

(Paid) The future of AI is cache‑shaped

AI’s future is cache-shaped: reuse answers to cut costly inference, deliver stable, fast, predictable responses.
Frank Contrepois 26 Nov 2025
What's in for you

What's in for you

Frank Contrepois 26 Nov 2025
AWS’s new subscription-style bundles: a small announcement with big consequences

AWS’s new subscription-style bundles: a small announcement with big consequences

AWS’s new flat-rate CloudFront bundles hint at a shift from metered cloud pricing to predictable, use-case-based plans. If expanded, this model could reduce overspend risk, reshape FinOps, anchor pricing in data usage and push cloud toward a more modern, simplified, subscription-like future.
Frank Contrepois 25 Nov 2025

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