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Infrastructure as Code (IaC) promises significant advantages, but it also comes with its own set of challenges. Whether the advantages outweigh the challenges largely depends on the context in which it is implemented. Read more for a balanced analysis:

If you are running infrastructure in AWS or Azure then it seems pretty obvious that as a CEO or IT Manager then you would want to full-stack observability. But most cloud teams only have elements of this provided by the cloud provider.

Ensuring the optimal performance, security, and cost-effectiveness of your AWS or Azure workloads is clearly a priority, so how can we help you achieve this?

Every business wants to save money on their monthly AWS bill and the various types of savings plans are a good way to do that. However, they can be a bit hard to decode and check that they are right for your scenarios.

There are automatic recommendations generated for admins in the AWS portal, but how do you know if they will be right for your business?

In this blog post, we'll decode AWS Savings Plans and guide you on choosing the right commitment for your unique needs.

For businesses using Microsoft Azure, the Azure Cost Management API includes cost tools and dashboards within the Azure portal, but connecting and warehousing the data from the native APIs allows real-time insights and proactive alerting.

In this blog post, we'll explain how our cloud management platform, CloudOps, seamlessly integrates with the Azure Cost Management API, offering a robust solution for Azure cost efficiency.

Businesses rely on the cloud for scalability, flexibility, and efficiency, but with these advantages come new challenges. How do you ensure that your applications are running smoothly across diverse cloud environments?

The answer lies in full stack monitoring, and IG CloudOps, a UK-based AWS and Azure consultancy, has the solution you need with Prometheus integrated into our cloud management platform CloudOps.

Ensuring an accurate Azure cost estimate underpins so much in a migration or new deployment but often they do not match reality.

In this blog post, we'll explore the reasons behind this phenomenon and provide insights into how you can bridge the gap between your Azure cost estimates and reality.

The cloud computing industry has seen unprecedented growth over the past few years, and Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS have emerged as two of the leading cloud providers. In 2023, both these providers face a range of challenges that they must address to maintain their competitive edge and continue to grow.

Many smaller and enterprise businesses are turning towards a multi-cloud or hybrid cloud strategy to harness the unique advantages of different cloud providers while mitigating risks associated with vendor lock-in.

Over the last development cycle, the team have been working on several large updates for CloudOps- one of which is adding compatibility with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) for monitoring and support. 

In this article, we will provide a high-level guide to help you to start to manage and reduce your AWS costs effectively.