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Agile
fromClickUp
4 days ago

Top 10 Strategies to Deal with Project Time Constraints (With Tools)

Project constraints—scope, cost, and time—focus teams, enable efficiency, and drive incremental software delivery.
#artificial-intelligence
fromInfoWorld
1 week ago

Is Meta's $10 billion cloud deal a good idea for you?

Shortly after Reuters broke the news that Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, had signed a $10 billion, multiyear cloud deal with Google, a CIO friend called me with some questions: "David, should we be doing something like this? Are these mega prepurchase cloud agreements the new table stakes for enterprises?" The question is as pressing as it is complex. My answer, shaped by years of watching and guiding digital transformation, may not be what cloud vendors want you to hear.
Tech industry
Information security
fromInfoWorld
2 weeks ago

Three tips for building agentic AI systems on cloud platforms

Enterprises must enforce clear, policy-driven constraints and cloud controls to limit agentic AI autonomy and prevent unpredictable behavior, excess costs, and compliance breaches.
Marketing
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

Layoffs imminent at Martin Sorrell's S4 Capital ad group

S4 Capital's Monks brand is restructuring with layoffs to streamline operations and manage costs amid industry and economic pressures.
fromInfoQ
2 weeks ago

AWS Budgets Improves Cross-Account Cost Visibility

AWS recently announced that its Budgets service now supports an enhancement in Billing View, a change that enables organizations to better manage and monitor cross-account cloud costs. With this new feature, users can create budgets that span multiple member accounts without requiring access to the management account, which helps streamline budget management while maintaining security best practices.
Software development
Gadgets
fromBusiness Matters
3 weeks ago

How to set up a smart home on a budget after graduation

Affordable, modular smart-home devices help graduates reduce energy bills, spread costs, and improve comfort in rented or small homes.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
4 weeks ago

Cost control strategies that work for growing London businesses - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

As London businesses grow, the need to balance expansion with financial discipline becomes more pressing. Managing costs effectively is not about reducing spending at all costs but about directing resources where they will generate the best return.
London politics
fromSearch Engine Roundtable
4 weeks ago

Google Ads Cost Toggle For Share Of Cost In Performance Max

The PMax Channel Reporting Beta got a new Cost Slider to get "Share of cost" Data for each Channel. You just need to switch on the slider and the share of cost data gets calculated and shown.
Online marketing
E-Commerce
fromInfoQ
1 month ago

Sandbox as a Service: Building an Automated AWS Sandbox Framework

Establishing a reusable AWS account pool enhances provisioning speed and reduces administrative overhead for sandbox environments.
fromInfoQ
1 month ago

When Unchecked Autoscaling Generates a $120K Cloud Spend

A startup torches $120K in 72 hours because autoscaling had no ceiling; a DDoS popped up, the cluster spun 2,000 m5.24xlarges, and by the time anyone parsed the Slack noise, the bill looked like a phone number.
Tech industry
Artificial intelligence
fromDigiday
1 month ago

Tariff-hit brands cut back on customer service reps and turn to AI chatbots to cut costs

Brands are increasingly using AI chatbots for customer service to mitigate costs associated with tariffs.
#tariffs
fromCIO
1 month ago
US politics

Trump's semiconductor tariffs threaten CIO budgets with up to 80% cost surge

fromCIO
1 month ago
US politics

Trump's semiconductor tariffs threaten CIO budgets with up to 80% cost surge

fromApartment Therapy
1 month ago

6 Things I Wish I Knew Before Putting a Pool in My Backyard

"Sure, plunge pools are cheaper than putting in a full-size pool because of their small square footage, but that doesn't mean they won't cause some upheaval to your yard."
Renovation
fromNew Relic
1 month ago

Compute Budgets: Smarter New Relic Cost Management

Compute Budgets allows you to set clear spending limits, monitor your consumption in real-time, and receive notifications when you're approaching your limits.
Digital life
#finops
fromInfoQ
1 month ago
Tech industry

Backend FinOps: Engineering Cost-Efficient Microservices in the Cloud

fromInfoQ
1 month ago
Tech industry

Backend FinOps: Engineering Cost-Efficient Microservices in the Cloud

fromFortune
1 month ago

Embattled BP beats on earnings as it touts selling oil, not cups of coffee, poking fun at its former CEO

"BP is much less interested in telling the public about the number of coffees it sells each year and is now focused on how much oil it can extract," Brooks said, poking at former CEO Bernard Looney.
Business
E-Commerce
fromEarth911
1 month ago

Guest Idea: Avoiding the Financial and Environmental Impact of Retail Returns

Retail returns have evolved into a complex issue affecting costs, logistics, and resources due to expectations for free options and rise in e-commerce.
fromDevOps.com
1 month ago

The Leadership Mindset for Sustainable DevOps Cost Optimization - DevOps.com

Sustainable optimization starts when leaders reframe the conversation: From seeing costs as an external burden imposed by finance to recognizing them as an integral signal of engineering health.
DevOps
#oracle-java
DevOps
fromDevOps.com
1 month ago

Scaling DevOps: Tackling Infrastructure Automation - DevOps.com

Infrastructure automation requires addressing collaboration, security, and efficiency challenges as complexities in DevOps grow.
Business
fromCmsreport
2 months ago

To Hire or Outsource: Which Company Functions Belong In-House?

Small and medium businesses must choose between in-house teams and outsourcing based on their specific needs and costs.
E-Commerce
fromClickUp
2 months ago

10 Best Project Cost Management Software Tools in 2025

Effective project cost management software helps track budgets and forecast expenses to prevent overspending.
fromInfoWorld
2 months ago

How AI is quietly saving enterprises thousands on Azure costs

Managing cloud costs in Azure has become one of the biggest challenges for technology teams. While Azure offers flexibility and power, it also makes it easy to overspend.
Artificial intelligence
fromEntrepreneur
2 months ago

Microsoft Office Pro 2021 Gives Your Team the Edge at a One-Time $40 Cost | Entrepreneur

Microsoft Office Professional 2021 is available for a one-time purchase of $39.97, offering a suite of essential productivity tools without the recurring fees.
E-Commerce
fromTasting Table
2 months ago

Why Restaurant Lunch Specials Are Usually Cheaper Than Dinner - Tasting Table

Restaurants offer lunch specials at a lower price primarily due to smaller portion sizes, as Americans generally consume their largest meal during dinner.
Food & drink
fromInfoWorld
2 months ago

How to shift left on finops, and why you need to

Finops facilitates quicker, data-driven decisions on cloud investments, which increases business agility in addition to cost savings. It guarantees that teams match spending with priorities by fostering an environment of accountability and cooperation across engineering, finance, and operations.
DevOps
London startup
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

HSBC faces 150m dilemma over office space as return-to-work drive clashes with post-pandemic downsizing

HSBC is facing a desk shortage due to reduced office space amid changing work policies.
Marketing tech
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

Where to Find Pricing Strategy Experts for Your Industry

Effective cost management and testing of pricing strategies are essential for boosting profitability.
Hiring the right pricing strategy consulting expert requires careful evaluation of their reputation and industry knowledge.
Artificial intelligence
fromInfoWorld
2 months ago

Navigating the rising costs of AI inferencing

Surging infrastructure expenditure reflects growing cloud and AI adoption, yet cost unpredictability of AI inferencing poses strategic challenges to companies.
fromInfoWorld
3 months ago

Don't be a victim of high cloud costs

The simplest reason for rising cloud service expenses is that major providers consistently increase their prices, coupled with complex pricing models that hinder effective cost management.
Tech industry
Toronto startup
fromBusiness Insider
3 months ago

Dollar Tree's decision to ditch the everything-for-$1 strategy is helping it weather the tariff storm

Dollar Tree's price point strategy aids in managing tariff costs.
Higher-priced items are being stocked to offset financial impacts.
fromBusiness Insider
3 months ago

I had an expensive wedding. The marriage is going well, but I still have regrets about that day.

Planning a wedding can be fun at times, but it can also be painfully expensive. We spent a premium on our venue and vendors because of where we chose to get married.
Relationships
Business intelligence
fromClickUp
3 months ago

How to Create an Operating Budget: Examples and Templates

An accurate operating budget is essential for small business success, ensuring costs are controlled and strategic goals met.
Tech industry
fromInfoWorld
3 months ago

Enterprises are wasting the cloud's potential

Poor leadership in cloud governance leads to overspending on resources and missed innovation opportunities.
Tech industry
fromInfoWorld
1 year ago

The next 10 years for cloud computing

Public clouds' promised cost-efficiency diminishes compared to on-premises systems.
Enterprises are reevaluating public cloud solutions for better alignment and cost-effectiveness.
fromInfoWorld
3 months ago

Cloud asset management: A crucial missing ingredient

Failing to recognize the need for CAM leads to additional problems. The financial aspect is the most paramount and urgent. Untracked and unmanaged resources such as idle virtual machines or overallocated storage accumulate costs that are often unnoticed until they appear on a bloated monthly statement.
Marketing tech
Tech industry
fromIT Pro
3 months ago

Cloud adoption isn't all it's cut out to be as enterprises report growing dissatisfaction

A significant portion of enterprises will face dissatisfaction in cloud adoption due to unrealistic expectations, poor implementation, and rising costs.
Marketing tech
fromSocial Media Today
4 months ago

Meta Expands Access to 'Opportunity Score' to Help Improve Campaign Performance

Meta's opportunity score helps advertisers improve performance through actionable recommendations, which can lead to a decrease in campaign costs.
Tech industry
fromTheregister
4 months ago

Citrix finds new use for virtualization: Avoiding tariffs

Citrix is addressing rising IT hardware costs from tariffs by promoting virtualization solutions to extend the life of existing PCs.
Healthcare
fromMedCity News
4 months ago

The Policy Trends the Business Group on Health Is Watching - MedCity News

Recent healthcare policies may lead to increased costs for employers.
Macroeconomic factors are influencing healthcare expenses and employer strategies.
Marketing tech
fromInc
4 months ago

Why Every Visionary Needs an Integrator in 2025

Modern marketing often lacks lasting impact, similar to a dog's fleeting interest in squirrels.
Improving website conversion rates is crucial for maximizing marketing spend.
fromArs Technica
4 months ago

Health care company says Trump tariffs will cost it $60M-$70M this year

In general, the health care and medical sector, including hospitals, is bracing for price increases and shortages from the tariffs.
Healthcare
Renovation
fromIndependent
5 months ago

'I'm a quantity surveyor - here are the nine home renovations I tell people not to waste their money on'

Costly renovations can be avoided by making mindful spending choices.
Not all home updates deliver value; assess each renovation's necessity before proceeding.
Digital life
fromNextgov.com
4 months ago

The Army has rolled out a generative AI workspace to improve daily operations

The Army is implementing a new generative AI workspace to enhance productivity while managing cloud computing costs effectively.
DevOps
fromInfoWorld
4 months ago

Conquering the costs and complexity of cloud, Kubernetes, and AI

Organizations must adopt automation and self-service capabilities for effective infrastructure management.
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