We are at re:Invent 2026Book my merch
Cloud Intelligence™Cloud Intelligence™

Read stories from our Forward Deployed Engineers.

Engineering Blog

Trusted by platform engineering teams

Jupiter
PicnicAI
Stefanini
Software Projects
Shasta Cloud
Flooid
Finlex
Hippo
Island

Latest

All Posts

The Gemini Ecosystem: A Guide to Google’s AI Naming
By Joshua FoxMay 14, 20267 min read

The Gemini Ecosystem: A Guide to Google’s AI Naming

Google's 'Gemini' brand now spans models, APIs, and enterprise platforms. Here's how to navigate the ecosystem and choose the right service for your AI workloads.

Datadog pricing explained: How to Forecast, Control, and Optimize Observability Costs
By Marcus CaleroMay 12, 202610 min read

Datadog pricing explained: How to Forecast, Control, and Optimize Observability Costs

Datadog bills across five-plus independent dimensions, and most teams see bills 2-3x their initial estimate. Here's how to forecast, control, and optimize observability spend.

Snowflake competitors compared: cost, performance, and multi-cloud tradeoffs
By Marcus CaleroMay 12, 202613 min read

Snowflake competitors compared: cost, performance, and multi-cloud tradeoffs

A side-by-side look at Snowflake's top competitors across hyperscaler warehouses, lakehouse platforms, and legacy vendors, with a framework to evaluate cost, performance, and multi-cloud tradeoffs.

Guide to Anthropic API Pricing for Budget Forecasting
By Marcus CaleroMay 12, 202611 min read

Guide to Anthropic API Pricing for Budget Forecasting

Anthropic charges per token, with output costing 5x input across every Claude model. Learn how to forecast AI spend and unlock up to 90% savings with caching and batching.

Cloud Health Monitoring Explained: Metrics, Tools, and How to Take Action
By Marcus CaleroMay 12, 202610 min read

Cloud Health Monitoring Explained: Metrics, Tools, and How to Take Action

Cloud health monitoring connects cost efficiency, performance reliability, and resource utilization into one operational view—then turns signals into automated action.

AWS EC2 Pricing: A FinOps Guide to Models, Hidden Costs, and Optimization
By Marcus CaleroMay 12, 202610 min read

AWS EC2 Pricing: A FinOps Guide to Models, Hidden Costs, and Optimization

AWS EC2 rates are only half the story. Learn how data transfer, EBS, and IPv4 charges inflate bills 40-50%, and how FinOps teams can optimize spend.

AWS Cost Optimization for FinOps: Strategies and Tools
By Marcus CaleroMay 12, 20269 min read

AWS Cost Optimization for FinOps: Strategies and Tools

AWS costs drift when FinOps teams rely on monthly reviews. Learn the strategies, native tools, and automation patterns that turn one-time cuts into sustained savings.

Your Google API Key Might Be Paying for Someone Else's AI
By John D'EliaMay 11, 20265 min read

Your Google API Key Might Be Paying for Someone Else's AI

Misconfigured Google API keys are being abused to generate AI content on someone else's dime. Here's how the attack works — and a free open source tool to find exposed keys.

You Don’t Have a Pricing Problem. You Have a Cost Visibility Problem.
By Devorah KlartagMay 11, 20265 min read

You Don’t Have a Pricing Problem. You Have a Cost Visibility Problem.

Most SaaS pricing models are built on cost estimates, not cost reality. Learn how runtime cost attribution exposes margin leaks before they kill your unit economics.

You’re Not Ready for the AI Bill That’s Coming
By Devorah KlartagMay 6, 20264 min read

You’re Not Ready for the AI Bill That’s Coming

By the time AI costs show up in your invoice, you're already behind. Here's why getting visibility before you scale matters more than fixing it later.

Your cloud bill shouldn't be a mystery

Optimization, automation, expertise. In one platform.

Top Kubernetes Cost Observability Tools for FinOps
By Devorah KlartagMay 4, 20267 min read

Top Kubernetes Cost Observability Tools for FinOps

The top Kubernetes cost observability tools compared. See which FinOps platforms handle shared resources, multi-tenant attribution, and tagless allocation and how to choose.

Who Foots the Bill? Untangling Google Cloud's API Billing Assignment
By Joshua FoxApr 30, 20269 min read

Who Foots the Bill? Untangling Google Cloud's API Billing Assignment

Google Cloud's API billing model is more nuanced than it appears. Discover how the 'Client' project determines who pays, and how to attribute costs correctly across business units.