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Cloud Service Providers: A CloudOps Evaluation Guide
By Josh PalmerMar 16, 202615 min read

Cloud Service Providers: A CloudOps Evaluation Guide

A practical guide for CloudOps teams on evaluating cloud service providers, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, and beyond, for reliability, cost efficiency, and operational fit.

The CloudOps Guide to Cloud Computing Service Models
By Josh PalmerMar 14, 202618 min read

The CloudOps Guide to Cloud Computing Service Models

A practical guide to the core services of cloud computing for CloudOps teams, compute, storage, networking, databases, IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS across AWS, GCP, and Azure

Common Cloud Mistakes Early-Stage Startups Make and How to Avoid Them
By Avi KeinanMar 14, 20264 min read

Common Cloud Mistakes Early-Stage Startups Make and How to Avoid Them

Best practices for account management on AWS, delivered by DoiT Experts

Cloud Cost Optimization Strategies for CloudOps
By Josh PalmerMar 14, 202616 min read

Cloud Cost Optimization Strategies for CloudOps

Discover proven cloud cost optimization strategies for CloudOps teams covering AWS, GCP, and Azure: rightsizing, reserved instances, automated monitoring, and more.

Why Traditional FinOps Breaks Down with AI Workloads
Mar 13, 20268 min read

Why Traditional FinOps Breaks Down with AI Workloads

AI workloads break traditional FinOps with burst GPU consumption, cross-cloud dependencies, and unpredictable cost spikes. Here's why legacy tools fall short.

Introducing 4 Cloud Diagrams updates for better infrastructure visibility
By Matan BordoFeb 3, 20266 min read

Introducing 4 Cloud Diagrams updates for better infrastructure visibility

New Cloud Diagrams updates: Isolate resources with Boolean/Regex filters, trace second-order dependencies, and better auditing of resource change history.

Scaling GenAI Projects: A Practical Guide to Maximizing ROI
By Josh PalmerFeb 3, 20265 min read

Scaling GenAI Projects: A Practical Guide to Maximizing ROI

Learn how to scale GenAI projects without overspending. A practical framework for generative AI ROI, cost optimization, and FinOps governance.

Upgrading Your Database to an Iceberg Data Lake (Part 1)
By Sayle MatthewsFeb 2, 20268 min read

Upgrading Your Database to an Iceberg Data Lake (Part 1)

Replicating a database to Iceberg

When to Use AlloyDB Instead of Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL
By Aamir HaroonJan 30, 20268 min read

When to Use AlloyDB Instead of Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL

A data-backed comparison featuring performance benchmarks, pricing breakpoints, and architectural trade-offs.

First look at Google Cloud N4A VMs: benchmarked against N4, C4A and AWS M8g.
By Alex GkiourosJan 29, 20265 min read

First look at Google Cloud N4A VMs: benchmarked against N4, C4A and AWS M8g.

I’ve tested the newest N4A instance family offering from Google Cloud so you don’t have to.

MCP Toolbox for Databases with AlloyDB: A Hands-on Exploration
By Joseph Bharath Reddy AllamJan 23, 20269 min read

MCP Toolbox for Databases with AlloyDB: A Hands-on Exploration

Generative AI is increasingly becoming an integral part of how teams operate, reason about systems, and query data. What started with code…

Understanding Google Cloud's New Spend-Based CUD Model
By Alex GkiourosJan 23, 20266 min read

Understanding Google Cloud's New Spend-Based CUD Model

January 2026 brings simplified billing, expanded discounts, same savings