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Offloading some work to the background processing in the queue is the most common way to improve request times and user experience. But you should always evaluate whether you get the benefit you think you get - and how to measure it: https://jaywhy13.hashnode.dev/you-dont-always-need-a-queue

AWS Heroes Feedback Impact

More on the role of DevOps community in episode 44 of DevOps Accents: https://mkdev.me/posts/the-importance-of-devops-community-with-johannes-koch-from-fico-44

Full conversation with Johannes Koch from FICO in episode 44 of DevOps Accents: https://mkdev.me/posts/the-importance-of-devops-community-with-johannes-koch-from-fico-44

If you're using AWS and looking to save money on your compute costs, you've probably heard about Savings Plans. But are they the right choice for your business? In this article, we'll explain everything you need to know about them and help you decide: https://mkdev.me/posts/aws-compute-savings-plans-are-they-right-for-you

Who benefits the most from DevOps Community? Is it best for juniors beginning their journey? Is there a hidden advantage for more senior engineers? What do companies get out of it? Check out our conversation with Johannes Koch, an AWS DevTools Hero: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L9LNw7E0bg

Can AI really help DevOps engineers already?

Full conversation in episode 44 of DevOps Accents: https://mkdev.me/posts/the-importance-of-devops-community-with-johannes-koch-from-fico-44

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The best way to handle nodes on EKS just reached 1.0 release. This is your sign to switch your clusters to Karpenter: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2024/08/karpenter-1-0/?nc1=h_ls

Custom Blueprints in CodeCatalyst

More AWS talk in episode 44 of DevOps Accents with Johannes Koch: https://mkdev.me/posts/the-importance-of-devops-community-with-johannes-koch-from-fico-44

Growing an engineering team without hiring? Serverless Kubernetes and IaC? Trimming Cloud costs and optimizing infrastructure? Check out our case studies to learn the stories of our clients’ success: https://mkdev.me/b/cases

Here’s how to get a free cloud cost audit from mkdev: https://mkdev.me/b/audits/free-cost-audit-landing

Cloud Cost Management has kind of taken over as the top concern for organizations. Pablo, Leo and Kirill come together to analyze the numbers from the Flexera State of the Cloud Report in episode 45 of DevOps Accents: https://mkdev.me/posts/state-of-the-cloud-report-cloud-waste-finops-and-multi-cloud-45

Managing your Google Cloud costs is essential for financial health. In our tutorial, we explore using GCP FinOps and setting up Direct VPC egress to lower Cloud Run expenses. Discover ways to optimize your spending and maintain your budget with our guide: https://mkdev.me/posts/gcp-finops-hub-the-key-to-mastering-your-finances-on-google-cloud

Is your Cloud budget getting lost in the clouds? Leo analyses cloud costs in the latest mkdev dispatch. Read it now + get the best articles from around the web + subscribe below to get the next one! https://mkdev.me/posts/is-your-cloud-budget-getting-lost-in-the-clouds-52

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Apparently you can run Kata containers EKS. Isolation and security wise, this could be a great option for many regulated environments: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/enhancing-kubernetes-workload-isolation-and-security-using-kata-containers/

Leo speculates whether FinOps teams are a barrier to innovation and experimentation? Find out what Pablo and Kirill think about this in the full DevOps Accents episode: https://youtu.be/HhWK2IVePwc?si=Tdi0vqq7t0PwnJ1D

Do you agree with Kirill Shirinkin's take on FinOps teams? Share your opinion in the comments for the full conversation that we had in DevOps Accents Podcast: https://youtu.be/HhWK2IVePwc?si=FQOMY65CAihiAvuo

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Excellent selection of tools, most of them can really speed up transition to infrastructure as code. Have you tried any of them? Share your impression.

https://medium.com/@lognoroy2000/10-best-terraform-tools-to-use-in-2024-45fcd242b139

Want to take control of your AWS costs?
By implementing just 3 simple cost allocation tags, you can gain deeper insights into your cloud spending with AWS Cost Explorer. With Terraform, it's even easier to apply these tags consistently across all your resources.

A few steps you can do right now:
🔼 Use environment, workload, and name tags to organize your AWS resources.
🔼 Activate your tags in Cost Explorer for better cost tracking.
🔼 Analyze your spend and optimize!

Check out our step by step guide how to do that in this article: https://mkdev.me/posts/control-aws-costs-with-these-3-cost-allocation-tags

For more advanced optimizations, apply for our Free Cloud Cost Audit! We’ll analyze your infrastructure and uncover hidden savings. Limited spots available! Apply here: https://mkdev.me/b/audits/free-cost-audit-landing

#AWS #CloudCostOptimization #Terraform #CostManagement #CloudAudit

Cloud service providers are tricking you into spending more money! Or are they?

Pablo Inigo Sanchez shares his view on the current landscape of cloud cost optimization tools. Do you agree with him? If you're concerned about whether you're spending more than you should on your cloud infrastructure, sign up for our Free Cloud Cost Audit: https://mkdev.me/b/audits/free-cost-audit-landing

👉 Listen to the full episode of DevOps Accents where we the state of the cloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhWK2IVePwc&feature=youtu.be

In this new episode of DevOps Accents, we finally go beyond theoretical AI and ask the man behind the Gen AI startup HechicerIA and the technology that turns a simple text query into a 3D animation (check out the examples in the article or on the company's website, they are gooood). We were so impressed with the result of Álvaro Sáez's work that we decided to call him into the podcast and ask him how his GenAI tool works under the hood, what it's like to be an AI startup in 2024, whether the hype around AI helps or hinders, and what skills you need to build something like this.

If you too thought the hype around GenAi was kind of fake and unnatural and don't understand how it can even be applied to real life, then you just need to listen to this episode. We've got answers to all of those questions!

https://mkdev.me/posts/can-genai-really-be-useful-46