#cost-optimization

#cost-optimization

In essence, Yelp now writes terabytes of daily access logs but converts them into compact, parquet-formatted archives that are easy to query with tools like Amazon Athena. Through a process of periodic "compaction," raw plaintext log objects are merged into fewer, larger Parquet files, reducing storage usage by about 85% and cutting the number of objects by more than 99.99%. This transformation makes analytics efficient and cost-effective, enabling quick lookups for permission debugging, cost attribution, incident investigation, and data retention analysis.

After switching to Karpenter with about 70% spot instance usage, our monthly compute costs dropped by 70%. That's a significant reduction that freed up substantial budget for new features and infrastructure improvements. Burninova's implementation involved replacing the traditional Kubernetes Cluster Autoscaler with Karpenter, and also moving to multi-architecture setup with both AMD64 and ARM64 instances.

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Running Kubernetes efficiently is already complex. Add LLM workloads, and suddenly you're dealing with expensive GPU nodes that can't afford to sit idle.

"If you're running a business that uses dozens, hundreds, or thousands of Macs, you'll already know that this information can tangibly help manage costs."

The procurement department has transformed from a bureaucratic nightmare into a strategic function that focuses on supplier partnerships, market information, and cost optimization.

Application modernization is an ongoing commitment to innovation and strategic overhaul, aligning IT infrastructure with business goals to achieve agility, enhanced user experience, and cost optimization.

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