Clouded Judgement

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Subscribe now Cloud Giants Report Q3 ‘23 Not a great signal for software this week from the Cloud Giants (AWS, Azure and Google Cloud)…After Q2 (3 months ago), the tone from the Cloud Giants around optimizations was largely: optimizations have started to ease, and net new workloads have picked up.

Cost optimization & reporting 157

Cost optimization & reporting Cloud Azure AWS 157

Clouded Judgement

JUNE 19, 2024

The 62 companies that I’ll discuss here (which is not an exhaustive list, but is still comprehensive) all reported quarterly earnings sometime between April 24th – June 10th. These charts clearly show the ZIRP pull forward, the ensuing cloud cost optimizations, and then the recovery.

Cloud 318

Cloud GCP(Google Cloud Platform) Software Azure 318

CloudGeometry

MARCH 3, 2022

For the definitive explanation of product-led discovery, see this article by Dan Schoenbaum). Cloud cost optimization and technical debt The speed and versatility of the SaaS model are a two-edged sword. Think beyond the cloud about what other resources you need to invest in making customers successful with your platform.

Well Architected Framework 130

Well Architected Framework VPCs (Virtual Private Cloud) SaaS Cloud 130

BetterCloud

MARCH 5, 2025

Lets dive into how to navigate the complexities of SaaS vendor management, focusing on cost optimization and risk mitigation to benefit both your IT systems and your financial health. Vendor management tools Consider investing in software that offers centralized vendor information, automation capabilities, analytics and reporting.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Software Review Development Team Review Systems Review 52