DevOps

Paying to Ping? We Switched to Uptime Kuma and Saved Big

Introduction We used to rely on Pingdom for uptime monitoring. It worked well with simple checks, nice UI, and reliable and clean alerts. But one day, someone on our DevOps team casually said: "Hey, why are we paying for something that only pings URLs?" And that kicked off a big conversation. The Cost Wake-Up Pingdom wasn’t...

by Karandeep Singh
Tag: costoptimization
07-Aug-2025

DevOps

Striving for Legacy Transformation: A Pragmatic Approach to Modernizing Monolithic Systems

Nowadays, every org wants to migrate to a microservices architecture; the idea sounds great on paper. But when you're staring at an 8-year or decade-old monolith that processes millions of transactions and somehow never breaks, suggesting a complete rewrite feels... well, insane. I've been down this road more times than I care to admit....

by Sanyam Munjal
Tag: costoptimization
10-Jan-2025

DevOps

Cost, Performance, and Sustainability: Why ARM is the Future of Cloud Innovation

Introduction The cloud computing market is going through rapid change and continuous improvement in terms of cost and performance. The Graviton processors manufactured by AWS utilize ARM architecture and are proving to be ground-breaking for cloud-based businesses. These Performance-Per-Watt metrics along with further enhancements will...

by Karandeep Singh
Tag: costoptimization
08-Jan-2025

DevOps

Optimizing CI/CD Efficiency: Managing Long-Running Jobs in Jenkins for Better Resource Utilization

[caption id="attachment_64541" align="aligncenter" width="968"] Jenkins[/caption] Introduction In the Jenkins pipeline, long-running jobs can be a significant bottleneck, leading to resource inefficiencies and potentially delaying project timelines. Jenkins, a widely used automation server, offers powerful tools to manage and optimize...

by Shradha Gupta
Tag: costoptimization
29-Aug-2024

Cloud, DevOps

Penny Pincher – Cloud Resource Optimization recommendation based on historical data to save cost.

With growing businesses in Amazon Web Services (AWS), finding idle resources, auditing your costs and managing your inventory are some of the most complex use-cases. This is particularly true for businesses or organizations that utilize a wide range of AWS services and resources, as keeping track of all these or idle resources can quickly...

by Priyanka Jawaharsingh Hajare
Tag: costoptimization
09-May-2023