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Cloud Optimization

Blog posts in the Cloud Optimization category

How Service Mesh Improves Observability in Kubernetes

Sidecar proxies, Prometheus, tracing and logs reveal service-to-service traffic, pinpoint slow hops and diagnose errors without app changes.

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Public vs Private Clouds: Cost Automation Compared

Compare how public cloud cuts live usage spend while private cloud boosts utilisation and lowers long‑term unit costs.

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Choosing a Service Mesh: Overhead vs Features

Compare mesh runtime cost, latency and features to choose the lightest option that meets your security, routing and observability needs.

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GitLab CI/CD and Kubernetes: Best Practices

Tight access, versioned configs and progressive rollouts cut deployment risk and cloud spend.

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Dynamic Chargeback Models for Cloud Resources

Link elastic cloud spend to teams using time-based usage, simple allocation rules, enforced tags and automated invoice reconciliation.

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Rightsizing Kubernetes Pods: Step-by-Step Guide

Measure 2-4 weeks of usage, set requests and limits from p90–p99, and test under live traffic to cut costs and avoid throttling or OOMs.

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AI in Private Cloud Automation: Risks and Benefits

AI in private cloud: cost savings and faster ops, balanced against security and UK GDPR risks; requires audit trails and human oversight.

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Debugging Multi-Cluster CI/CD Pipelines: Key Steps

Trace failed runs in order — check CI stage, GitOps sync, cluster access and state, then fix drift with pre-flight checks.

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IAM Policy Automation with Terraform

Manage AWS IAM in Terraform: secure S3 state, use OIDC role assumption, enforce reviewed plans and run daily drift checks for least privilege.

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Terraform Schema Validation Explained

Local, fast checks for HCL syntax, block structure and types; run init first, use variable validation, and fail fast in CI.

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Scrum and Kanban: Hybrid Approach for Continuous Delivery

Combine Scrum planning with Kanban flow to enable continuous delivery, reduce cycle time, and control cloud costs.

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Ultimate Guide to Event-Driven Scaling with KEDA

Scale Kubernetes on real demand using event signals, cut idle compute with scale-to-zero, and avoid cold starts and flapping.

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