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Top VMware Alternatives to Dive Deeper in 2024

By Madhura Maskasky

In this blog post, we will cover following topics re VMware alternatives Still Got VMware? Why now is the time to look for alternatives Top 6 VMware Alternatives to Consider... Read More

Top 5 considerations for migrating off VMware

By Chris Jones

Migrations are complex, time-consuming, and costly. When deciding to leave VMware due to Broadcom price increases and their cancellation of perpetual licensing, the cost associated with the act of migration... Read More

Kubernetes FinOps: Elastic Machine Pool Step-by-Step guide : Part 2

By Joe Thompson

If you’ve finished going through Part 1 of this post and are now back with a fresh beverage, welcome back.  If everything went well in the previous steps, you now... Read More

Kubernetes FinOps: Elastic Machine Pool(EMP) Step-by-Step guide : Part 1

By Joe Thompson

In previous blog posts and articles, we’ve laid out some of the issues operators encounter with optimizing Kubernetes utilization, and how our Elastic Machine Pool product comprehensively solves those issues... Read More

FinOps: Applying Earned Value Management to maximize ROI

By Chris Jones

One of the greatest strengths of FinOps is its ability to focus on driving business value. However, many teams, especially engineering teams, struggle to directly connect their work and their... Read More

Top 6 FinOps KPIs for EKS  

By Chris Jones

The FinOps foundation is a treasure trove of useful frameworks, guides and importantly KPIs and I would recommend everyone dive in and explore. However, sometimes frameworks, guides and KPIs can... Read More

The argument for AWS Spot Instances

By Chris Jones

In a spot market, buyers and sellers immediately exchange financial securities for cash. The spot price is what buyers and sellers agree to pay or receive for an asset. When... Read More

Maximize cloud usage and cost efficiency using FinOps best practices

By Kamesh Pemmaraju

This blog post is a detailed recap of a recent Platform9 webinar led by FinOps ambassador Dieter Matzion, who shared invaluable insights into how to use FinOps best practices to... Read More

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