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Notes on cloud spend

What we find inside real cloud bills — where the waste hides, what a read-only review turns up, and the practices that keep spend down after we leave.

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Cloud cost
October 3, 2026
SREs: Move GCP Preemptible VMs to Spot Using advice.capacityHistory

Engineers: migrate legacy preemptible VMs to Spot on GCP. Learn to use advice.capacityHistory to gauge zone preemption risk, plan migrations, and avoid...

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Cloud cost
August 16, 2026
GKE Cost Optimization: A Prioritized Checklist for 2026

Unlock savings with our prioritized checklist for GKE cost optimization in 2026. Measure, rightsize, and use discounts for maximum efficiency.

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Cloud cost
August 15, 2026
Azure VM Cost Optimization: A Playbook for IT and Finance

Unlock significant savings with effective Azure VM cost optimization strategies. Start by rightsizing and scheduling for immediate results.

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Cloud security
August 11, 2026
What a read-only review can and cannot see

Read-only access is enough to price your waste and flag real risk. It is also the only access we ask for.

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Cloud cost
August 4, 2026
Where cloud waste actually hides

Most overspend is not one dramatic mistake. It is a handful of ordinary decisions that were right once and never revisited.

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