Getting Developers to Take Action TLDR; tune the recommendation engine and people will be willing to optimize. You’ve loaded data into Densify and after reviewing recommendations your developers don’t want to take the recommended action – they aren’t trusting, yet. This is one of the top issues identified by the FinOps Foundation and many of …
Building Organizational Trust for Cloud Optimization Read More »
Figure 1, The candy is NOT free! TLDR; Tagging should be automated, not left to humans. Optimization in the cloud is actually really simple. Here’s how we get our customers thinking differently which in turn makes them successful. “To your developers the cloud is like a candy store is to a kid where all the …
The Foundation of Cloud Cost Optimization – Cost Attribution. The Candy is NOT Free! Read More »
On this episode of Densify Talks, we welcome Mark Watson, CTO at ComplyAdvantage. Andrew and Mark get into a variety of topics, including cloud costs and optimization strategies. Mark shares his insights and experiences with cloud vendors, discussing the challenges of analyzing and predicting cloud growth and the importance of flexibility when choosing providers. Andrew …
So, you have long-term commitments to a Reserved Instance/ Savings Plan/ Committed Use Discount and you’re wondering if Densify’s recommendations will optimize you out of coverage? One of the first considerations for FinOps teams trying to lower their public cloud spend is investing in long-term savings vehicles available from their Cloud Service Provider. These programs …
Densify & Long-Term Savings Vehicles From Cloud Providers Read More »
On this episode of Densify Talks, Andrew and Luke discuss an array of topics surrounding building a culture of continuous cloud optimization. They delve into the importance of completeness and contextualization when making recommendations, stressing the potential impact of missing factors or terms. The discussion also touches on different industries and their unique peak periods, …
Densify Talks, Building a Culture of Continuous Cloud Optimization with Luke Travers Read More »
On this episode of Densify Talks, Josh and Andrew discuss automated instance selection and the importance of letting machines make the resource decisions as cloud environments scale. Speaking from the perspective of a hardware manufacturer, Josh offers unique insight into some of the criteria that affect the performance and cost of hosting apps in the …
Densify Talks, Automated Cloud Instance Selection with Josh Hilliker from Intel Read More »
We were excited to learn last week that GigaOm named Densify as both a Leader and an “Outperformer” in its new report “Radar for Cloud Resource Optimization”. This was particularly meaningful to us for a few reasons. The first, obviously to be recognized for the unique capabilities that we have worked so hard on for …
Densify Named a Market Leader in GigaOm Radar Report for Cloud Resource Optimization Read More »
It’s no secret that Kubernetes is one of the fastest-growing technologies in use today for deploying and operating applications of all types in the cloud. It’s also no secret that Kubernetes’ popularity is a significant contributor to fast-growing cloud bills. FinOps teams are constantly looking for ways to lower their cloud spend, in cooperation with …
Optimizing Your K8s Nodes Using FinOps Tools? Try This Instead… Read More »
Welcome, Rose! We are fortunate to have Rose join our board; and here is some perspective on why.. The infrastructure market is going through a monumental shift, whereby, in the near future, software will run on infrastructure that is determined by software. This shift is what Densify embodies – Software that optimally selects and scales …
Densify Announces Appointment of Rosemary Schooler to its Board of Directors Read More »
On this episode of Densify Talks, Hitesh and Andrew discuss the evolution of the cloud and the best practices that have emerged in resource optimization. Having been involved in cloud from the start, Hitesh shares some of the “aha” moments he had along the way, including how to effectively engage engineering teams, the importance of …
