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Introducing Sed and Sedai's MCP integration: ask questions, take action, and extend it into your own agents.
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Should You Build Your Own Cloud Optimization Tool?
Building your own cloud optimization tool can seem like a good idea at first. Here's where the real costs hide, and when buying makes more sense.
Cloud Pricing Models Explained: On-Demand, Reserved, & Spot
On-demand, reserved & spot pricing explained. See what each model really costs, when each fits, & why the rate is only half the savings story.
Kubernetes Performance Optimization: Beyond Resource Limits
CPU & memory limits are the floor of Kubernetes performance, not the ceiling. Learn HPA tuning, node affinity, Karpenter, golden signals, & application-aware optimization for production K8s.
12 Top FinOps Tools for Engineering Leaders in 2026
Get our 2026 comparison of top FinOps tools. Review cost allocation, forecasting, anomaly detection and automation features to choose the best platform.
What Is Data Egress? A Practitioner’s Guide to the Cloud Cost That Hides in Plain Sight
Data egress is the charge cloud providers apply when data leaves a network boundary. Learn where egress costs come from, why they compound, & how workload-level attribution makes them actionable.
ECS vs Kubernetes: A Detailed Guide
ECS vs Kubernetes: understand the architectural differences, cost optimization surfaces, & when each platform is the right choice for your team.
AWS ECS vs. EKS: Which Container Service Should You Actually Use?
ECS vs. EKS comparison for real workloads. Learn when ECS's simplicity beats EKS's flexibility, how costs differ, and which service fits your team.
Cloud Storage Cost Optimization: How to Cut S3, Blob Storage & GCS Bills
Cloud storage costs 40% of most AWS bills. Learn how storage classes, lifecycle policies, & autonomous optimization reduce S3, Blob, and GCS spend without breaking applications.
Cloud Expense Management: Govern and Control Cloud Spend
Cloud expense management is a governance problem, not a visibility problem. Learn how policy enforcement, chargeback, and autonomous optimization close the enforcement gap across AWS, Azure, and GCP.