Is it possible to buy AWS EC2 RIs for a few months and still enjoy the 3‑year discount?Â
TL;DR Yes. You can grab the full 3‑year AWS Reserved Instance (RI) discount but only pay for a few remaining months by purchasing through the RI Marketplace. Combine that with Compute Savings Plans for maximum coverage, cost control, and minimized risk. Motivation When you think “cloud,” you probably think infra, DevOps, security, not finance. But […]
From Startup to Microsoft Partner of the Year: 2bcloud’s Journey
In the fast-paced and competitive world of cloud services, standing out is no easy task. Yet, 2bcloud has not only made its mark but has also been recognized as the Microsoft Partner of the Year 2024. This prestigious award represents a significant milestone in our journey from a startup to a leading cloud solutions provider […]
AWS ElasticCache Serverless – Is it cheaper?
In re:Invent 2023 AWS announced the new ElasticCache serverless, and one of the claims in the announcement release is “You can create a highly available cache with data automatically replicated across multiple Availability Zones and up to 99.99 percent availability Service Level Agreement (SLA) for all workloads, which saves you time and money.”  To test […]
FinOps Focus: Cost Management vs. Cost Optimization
Rethinking Cost OptimizationCost Optimization is a term that has been around for a while when discussing Cloud cost, and to a larger extent the practice of FinOps. It is usually what most people associate with FinOps when they hear those terms initially, but is that the correct term to use? Let’s evaluate the term “Optimization”, […]
Azure Saving Plans
From the development of the cloud flexibility, comes the progress of enabling commitment on compute, storage, databases, and other services that make up overall consumption as the cloud evolves. But as the breadth of commitments expand, tracking those becomes harder, up to the point that it may take a CRM to track the services, quantity, […]
Cloud Cost Optimization: Planning Tips for Cost Efficiency & Superior Performance
What is Cloud Cost Optimization? Briefly defined, cloud cost optimization is the art of fine-tuning your cloud usage to yield maximum performance with the leanest amount of resources. For the novice cloud manager, this practice might sound strikingly similar to cloud cost management. Even seasoned cloud specialists might find the line between cloud cost optimization […]
10 Best Practices for Cost Optimization on Azure
If you’re thinking about how to make smart choices for optimizing your costs on Microsoft Azure, you’re not alone. While most people will rely on buying Reserved Instances (RIs) and using Azure Cost Management dashboards, there are smarter ways to get the most out of your purchases on Azure. These are my top ten tips […]
