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Summary
In this episode, Frank and Steve discuss the latest news from Google, Azure, and AWS.
They cover topics such as new instance types, ARM-based CPUs, storage options, cost optimization, and Kubernetes cost allocation. The conversation also touches on the challenges of reducing storage and the importance of billing cost data in Cloud FinOps.
In this conversation, Steve and Frank discuss various updates and announcements from different cloud providers. They cover topics such as multiple cloud vendors providing a focused view, cost anomaly detection with AI, maximizing committed use discounts, per-second billing for Red Hat Enterprise Linux instances, migration vs modernization for data workloads, license portability in Amazon WorkSpaces, and Google's investment in digital connectivity to Japan.
They also mention the upcoming episode on the free tier game in Azure and their attendance at FinOps X.

Chapters

1. Introduction and Overview (00:00:00)

2. New Instance Types and GPUs: AWS EC2 G6 Instances (00:02:32)

3. ARM-based CPUs and Storage Options: Google Axion and HyperDisk (00:05:44)

4. Optimizing Index Policies for NoSQL Queries: Azure Cosmos DB (00:12:03)

5. Improving Latency and Supporting Open Standards: Google Billing Cost Data (00:22:03)

6. Maximizing Cost Savings (00:24:19)

7. Per-Second Billing for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (00:30:06)

8. Migration vs Modernization for Data Workloads (00:34:09)

9. Simplified Account Management in Amazon WorkSpaces (00:38:43)

10. Improving Network Resilience (00:41:26)

11. Join Steve and Frank at Finops X (00:43:33)

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