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Weekly Insights

Latest cloud cost trends and optimization strategies

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Tool Spotlights

Reviews and guides for the best FinOps tools

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Chef's Recipes

Step-by-step cost optimization tutorials

Weekly Issue

CloudCostChefs Weekly – Issue #4, August 15, 2025

AI-driven FinOps automation delivers 74% savings, CostQ launches with 40% AWS cost cuts, and Karpenter reduces Kubernetes spend by 43%. Real implementation results and step-by-step guides.

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August 15, 20255 min read
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CloudCostChefs Weekly – Issue #3, August 08, 2025

AI-driven FinOps automation delivers 74% savings, CostQ launches with 40% AWS cost cuts, and Karpenter reduces Kubernetes spend by 43%. Real implementation results and step-by-step guides.

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August 8, 20255 min read
Weekly Issue

CloudCostChefs Weekly – Issue #2, August 01, 2025

$720B cloud spending hits record high (30% wasted) + your multi-cloud fix. 84% of SMBs struggle with cloud costs - here's your 5-minute solution

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August 1, 20255 min read
Weekly Issue

CloudCostChefs Weekly – Issue #1, July 26, 2025

Enterprise cloud waste hits record $44.5B, AWS Spot Instance savings guide, and Komiser tool spotlight

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July 26, 20255 min read
Best Practices

Approved SKU recommendations

The CloudCostChefs SKU Governance Framework provides a comprehensive approach to implementing and maintaining approved SKU standards across multi-cloud environments. This framework ensures cost optimization while maintaining appropriate performance levels for each environment type (development, testing, staging, and production).

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Shadow Waste Assessment

Comprehensive multi-cloud shadow waste assessment framework that systematically identifies hidden cost drains across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI. Features interactive web-based assessment tool, detailed cost impact calculations, and professional implementation roadmap that transforms forgotten cloud resources into substantial annual savings.

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Azure App Service Plan Souschef

Identifies and reports on unused Azure app service plan

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Azure Private Endpoint Purge Souschef

Identifies and reports on orphaned Azure network resources (NICs and Public IPs)

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Guide

Backup Cost Optimization

Master the art of protecting your data while minimizing backup costs. Learn proven strategies for optimizing VM backups, SQL database backups, and PaaS services across all major cloud providers.

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Behavioral Cost Design Framework

Transform cost optimization from quarterly reviews into daily habits using psychology, gamification, and team dynamics.

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CloudCostChefs Carbon Comparator

Transform abstract cloud carbon emissions into relatable kitchen metaphors that stakeholders actually understand.

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Guide

Q1 Budget Planning & Goal Setting

Transform your cloud budget planning from reactive guesswork into strategic advantage with our proven 4-phase methodology.

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Carbon Impact Visualization

Learn why carbon visualization matters and how to transform abstract emissions data into relatable comparisons.

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