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AWS Bedrock Knowledge Base Implementation: What I Learned Building a Production Policy Audit System
Jun 8, 202611 min read

AWS Bedrock Knowledge Base Implementation: What I Learned Building a Production Policy Audit System

What I learned shipping an AWS Bedrock Knowledge Base policy audit system to production: architecture choices, chunking mistakes, cost surprises, and undocumented gotchas.

A Guide to AWS AI: SageMaker vs. Bedrock
By Rupal BhattJun 4, 202610 min read

A Guide to AWS AI: SageMaker vs. Bedrock

AWS Bedrock and SageMaker have converged in 2026, blurring the line between managed AI and custom ML. Here's how to choose based on lifecycle, ROI, and data sovereignty.

Why Your Amazon Redshift Concurrency Scaling Costs Keep Growing (And How to Fix It)
By Joseph AllamJun 2, 202614 min read

Why Your Amazon Redshift Concurrency Scaling Costs Keep Growing (And How to Fix It)

A practical walkthrough of a Redshift cost investigation. Why Concurrency Scaling can quietly become baseline capacity, how to spot it in CloudWatch and WLM, and a phased remediation plan.

DoiT Launches PerfectScale™ for Commitments, Bringing Autonomous Rate Optimization to Every Cloud
May 21, 20263 min read

DoiT Launches PerfectScale™ for Commitments, Bringing Autonomous Rate Optimization to Every Cloud

DoiT unveils PerfectScale for Commitments, applying workload-aware AI and continuous behavioral analysis to autonomously manage Savings Plans and CUDs across AWS and Google Cloud.

The 5 best MongoDB alternatives for engineering teams in 2026
By Marcus CaleroMay 14, 202612 min read

The 5 best MongoDB alternatives for engineering teams in 2026

MongoDB's licensing, Atlas pricing, and lock-in are pushing teams to look elsewhere. Here are the 5 strongest alternatives in 2026 and how to choose the right fit.

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.