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EC2s are at the core of AWS deployments and can typically account for up to 45% of your AWS bill. Implementing cost best practices for EC2s pays dividends!We cover the 10 best practices to reduce AWS EC2 costs including choosing the right instance type, making use of ARM and AMD CPU types, choosing the correct volume types, saving plans.

The AWS Well-Architected Framework provides a comprehensive set of best practices and guidelines for designing and deploying applications on Amazon Web Services (AWS). It is organized into five pillars: Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, and Cost Optimization. In this article, we will focus on the Cost Optimization pillar and discuss how to implement its principles to manage AWS costs effectively.

One of the biggest challenges of cloud computing is managing costs. Democratizing cloud cost troubleshooting helps share responsibility and foster ownership of costs among the teams that use cloud services. Our customers report up to 25% reduction in their AWS bills after using our cost troubleshooting capabilities.

Spacelift is a Continuous Infrastructure Delivery (CID) platform that simplifies the process of deploying and managing IaC. It offers a way to automate your infrastructure provisioning while integrating seamlessly with your CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment) pipeline. Spacelift supports various IaC tools like Terraform, Pulumi, and AWS CloudFormation.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) introduced Macie, a fully managed sensitive data scanner designed to detect and protect sensitive information in the cloud. This article takes a closer look at AWS Macie, its features, benefits, and how it can help safeguard your organization's sensitive data.

Jenkins is a popular automation server that can be used for continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) of Terraform code. In this blog, we will explore how to use Jenkins to automate Terraform pull requests.

Terraform can become tedious and time-consuming when done manually. To solve this problem, many teams are using Git-based workflows and tools like GitHub Actions to automate the process. In this blog post, we will discuss how to automate Terraform pull requests using GitHub Actions.

Env0 is a platform designed to simplify and streamline Terraform-based infrastructure management. It does so by providing features like collaborative environment management, policy enforcement, and cost controls that make it easy for teams to work together effectively.

Scalr is a platform designed to simplify and streamline Terraform-based infrastructure management. It offers features like hierarchical environment management, policy enforcement, and cost controls that help teams collaborate and maintain control over their infrastructure.

Pull request automation ensures that any changes proposed to your Terraform configurations are reviewed and approved before being merged, reducing the risk of potential errors, improving security, and maintaining a consistent infrastructure state. By automating this process, you can streamline your workflows and minimize human intervention.