The FinOps Focus Shift: Beyond Cost Dashboards Picture yourself sitting in front of a cloud cost dashboard, endlessly filtering through services and cost items, trying to make sense of your spending trends. Sound familiar? If so, I have a story that might resonate with you. Eight years...
Maximizing Database Efficiency: Smart Migration to RDS Serverless with Intelligent Automation In today’s cloud-first world, optimizing your AWS database infrastructure can lead to significant cost savings without sacrificing performance....
Beyond Financial Documentation: The Hidden Power of FinOps I’ve been practicing FinOps for the last 8 years, often working at its cutting edge. Coming from an...
Why Wiv.ai Chose AWS Serverless and CDK: Our Journey to Scalable FinOps In today’s cloud-driven world, flexibility and scalability aren’t just “nice-to-haves” — they’re prerequisites for delivering modern SaaS platforms....
The Power of Asking “Why” in FinOps: A Simple Question That Saves Big Money In my years navigating the FinOps space, coming from an engineering background, I’ve discovered a fascinating phenomenon: sometimes,...
The RDS Backup Cost Challenge and How to Tackle It Managing RDS (Relational Database Service) backups can be a hidden source of significant cloud costs. Without proper oversight, these costs can spiral due to complexities in billing, inefficient configurations, and leftover snapshots. On top of that, duplicate backups are a...
From Cost Alert to Automated Solution: A CloudTrail Optimization Journey Using Wiv.ai The “Oh No” Moment – Something Went Wrong It started with that distinctive chime of a new email...
FinOps Automation: Why Starting on Day 1 is a Game Changer Implementing FinOps automation in a large, complex environment can feel overwhelming. As resources multiply, dependencies grow more intricate,...
Believe It or Not: AWS Brings RDS Instances Back to Life! Managing cloud resources is all about balancing performance, availability, and cost. One common strategy to reduce unnecessary expenses...
