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With Aimably, we reduced AWS spending by 24% over the course of three months and elevated our gross margins by nearly 10% – all without writing any code.
When setting up your account it’s easy to see why S3 Intelligent-Tiering pricing is such an attractive option. What's the problem?
Being able to predict costs is a core principle behind budgeting. That’s why it’s so important to estimate future S3 costs.
You know the pricing plans. You know that you’re paying too much. Yet, no matter what you do, actually managing AWS S3 costs is a nightmare.
7 pricing plans. Multiple tiers in most of those 7 plans. That is the nightmare of trying to understand Amazon S3 pricing.
You need to know your AWS costs inside and out to optimize your operations. You need to know the pros and cons of AWS Cost and Usage Report vs Cost Explorer.
With no commitment required, AWS Pricing Calculator is one of the most powerful (and easy to use) native AWS tools for seeing what your setup would cost you.
Nobody wants to pay more than they have to. Why should that be any different for cost reduction in AWS?
AWS costs can be a nightmare to understand, let alone optimize. This post will solve all of those problems, worries, and difficulties.
Global spending on cloud computing topped out last year at $225 billion! So why is AWS cloud cost management so difficult and complicated?
It’s time to shed some light on the best cloud cost management software on the market.
Don’t you hate complicated solutions to simple problems? That's why you need one of these cloud cost management solutions!
Learn how to use AWS Auto Scaling to automatically adjust your operations to meet demand!
Can you afford to spend $72,000 on a simple recursion mistake? Cloud cost management will help you avoid just that.
Would you like to save up to 90% on your AWS EC2 instances? Then you need to know about spot pricing.
Learn everything you need to know about AWS container pricing!
You’re browsing your AWS bill and notice a significant chunk attributed to the vague name of “EC2 Other”. What does it mean?
Security breaches are no joke, but what is NAT Gateway pricing and how much will it set you back?
What if you could get an average 9% discount on all of your AWS bills? With an AWS EDP, you can do just that!
An increased focus on capital efficiency led us to Aimably, a team that generated a roadmap to 56% AWS cost savings.
Using a Well-Architected Framework will help you to avoid security breaches, expensive resource wastage, and so much more. Learn how to use them in this post!
What exactly is AWS Graviton, and how will it help Amazon to get its share of a $1 trillion+ pie?
Despite being one of their most popular products, AWS CloudWatch pricing is a mess to understand, manage and optimize. That's why we're here.
What if you could utilize the full power of AWS without having to pay for any of it? That's where AWS credits come in.
Latency can kill your business. That’s why you need to know the ins and outs of AWS CloudFront pricing.
Despite being incredibly useful, AWS EBS pricing is as murky as any other AWS product. Cut through the confusion with this guide.
Don't let AWS WorkSpaces pricing leave you confused. This post will teach you all of the basics and how to get the best deal!
Learn everything you need to know about AWS RDS pricing to optimize your bills and save money!
Managing your AWS cost and usage data can be a nightmare. That's why you need to know about AWS Cost Explorer.
Do you know why you're spending so much money? We'll teach you how to increase spend transparency and verify the worth to all of your costs.
It's easy for AWS costs to skyrocket, but not so much to perform an AWS cost reduction. Here's everything you need to know to reduce costs!
Learn how to identify and manage products classed as a cash cow vs rising star. From how to tell them apart to using one to fund another, it's all here!
Whether you're scaling or building from scratch, you need to know the pros and cons of multi-tenant vs single-tenant architecture. That's why we're here.
This post will teach you the basics of multi-tenant architecture, from what it is and when it's useful, to things to be wary of and tips to optimize costs.
FTX went benkrupt in part due to managing their finances on messy spreadsheets. Don't fall into the same trap - learn all about invoice management software!
You want to increase your margins and negate your costs. Your customers want a good deal. That's where price optimization comes in.
Unit economics plays a vital role in any successful team’s business metrics. Learn all about it here!
52% of large companies suffered from fraud in the last two years. Don't be one of them - keep an audit trail.
Every business encounters divestiture. It's up to you to make sure yours benefits the company instead of being caused by bankruptcy.
AWS Cost Categories are your ticket to automatically organizing your cost and usage data.
Learn how to group all of your AWS bills under one account, and even earn new discounts by doing so!
Reserved Instances can help you save up to 72% on your AWS bill!
Scaling is essential to running a successful business. To scale effectively you need to know whether horizontal scaling is right for you.
Learn how to maintain profitable growth with these tips from Aimably.
Learn how to land investors and maintain your company's success with the rule of 40.
Don't waste $50,000+ on an audit you don't need - save money and land new clients by knowing the differences of SOC 1 vs SOC 2.
Stop getting caught out by hidden data ingress costs in AWS.
Sick of getting charged extra for "data transfer" in AWS? Let us teach you all about what data egress is, and why you should be paying attention to it.
Learn how to see and manage your AWS bill the easy way.
Imagine how successful you would be if you could predict the future. Well, with an AWS Forecast, you can do just that!
Don't let AWS WorkSpaces pricing leave you confused and with surprise bills. Read how to calculate exactly what your costs will be!
Technical due diligence sounds intimidating. The truth is, it's the only way that you’re going to get investors on board.
Demystify AWS Lambda pricing with these tips! Learn how to calculate your full bill, and how to save money without affecting performance.
CapEx vs OpEx. What do they mean? What should you be spending more on? Which do investors value more? Read this post to find out!
Don't let the hundreds of different EC2 instance types leave you confused. Read this guide to know exactly what will suit your needs!
SaaS finances are the only way to know whether you're succeeding or failing, and absolutely vital to anyone looking to raise more funding.
Cut through the confusion and learn the ins and outs of EC2 Instance Pricing. From instance category prices to Savings Plans, you'll find it all here.
S3 pricing shouldn't need a PhD to understand. Use our Ultimate Guide to S3 Pricing to understand your costs and learn how to forecast future bills.
With the AWS Billing console, you can view your costs, see and pay invoices, forecast spending and review consolidated bills. We tell you how.
AWS can be a nightmare of surprise bills and obscured costs. That’s why AWS Budgets exists. We'll teach you how to take the best advantage of the tool.
AWS resource utilization is an invaluable tool for optimizing your operations, ensuring you pay only for what you need.
Workload management lets you maximize your query throughput in Amazon Redshift, but knowing how to set it up can be a pain in the neck. Learn more.
Don’t let technical debt destroy your engineering team. Learn what it is, how to get rid of it, and how to prevent it from forming in this post!
You don’t want server instances that are too hot (high cost) or too cold (low performance). Get the type and size of each EC2 instance just right.
There’s a lot of uncertainty in making a move from a data center to the cloud, but knowing how to take advantage of cloud architecture will make it easier.
Your company reports its finances monthly. The finance team, without fail, will ask about your AWS bill monthly. Knowing about SaaS COGS will help you answer.
You need to have measures in place to protect your clients’ data, and they need some way to have confidence in your defenses. SOC 2 compliance can help.
With the cloud, there is little transparency or accountability within teams for infrastructure budget. There is a solution: Cloud FinOps.
Cloud cost models offer alternative methods for cloud usage billing, without changing the services you actually use. Learn more!
With AWS, you’re likely to be over-allocating and paying for resources you’re not using without even realizing it. Let's optimize your cloud spend!
If you don’t carefully manage the growth of your engineering team, a scale-up can quickly lead to a scale-down. Find out how to scale up your engineering team.
SOC 1 audits provide proof to your clients that you have the audits and controls in place to handle their financial information without putting it at risk.
Traditionally, businesses would create a variance report to optimize spending. But trusty financial tools won't help with cloud costs. We share alternatives.
Wasting money is painful. In cloud computing, this problem is solved via AWS Cost and Usage Reports. Learn how to use them and the drawbacks to be aware of.
Managing cloud costs is kinda like driving a fast car. Cloud cost management tools keep you on the race course, performing to your highest potential.
The AWS Data Exchange is a service from Amazon that allows you to access hundreds of data collections from across the world. Learn how!
High-grade Managed Service Providers like AWS Managed Services(AMS) help decrease the risk of downtime and security breaches, and their financial impact.
Cloud governance is often treated as a solution to managing cloud finances, whereas that simply isn’t true. Let's learn what cloud governance actually is.
Don't make a decision about new products, new markets, or new pricing until you have all the solid facts. You need FP&A, or Financial Planning & Analysis.
If you want to stop this and start getting your AWS bill under control, then you need to learn about FinOps.
What can an executive have planned before the cloud migration begins to mitigate the financial and timing risks? We decided to ask the experts.
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS), is the expense your company must pay in order to deliver your software and service. We explain with real software company examples.
Learn everything you need to know about Reserved Instances, how they could save you money, and what to do to get the most out of yours.
During due diligence, acquirers will analyze Amazon Web Services spending to evaluate and negotiate company valuation.
Light usage and burstable performance? A deep dive into T instance types and how can they benefit your business without breaking the bank.
Among other benefits, Amazon claims that AWS Redshift costs less to operate than any other cloud data warehouse. That's not always the case.
Under COVID remote learning, demand for our educational technologies skyrocketed. With Aimably, we brought down our cost per customer to service the load.