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Cloud’s Bill (Part 2)

On paper, your cloud migration looked responsible: largely lift‑and‑shift, minimal changes to applications, clear dates to get off ageing infrastructure. Then the invoices started coming in, and within a few months it felt like you had burned through a year’s worth of budget without a clear story for the board. This is how “cloud is too expensive” is born—not from one bad decision, but from a series of reasonable shortcuts that add up to a cost crisis.

Marcel ChiriacNov 26, 2026

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Inference Economics: Why Your AI Costs Are About to Flip

Training grabbed the headlines. Inference will grab your budget.

Teodor PopescuJan 21, 2026

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FinOptica Introduces AI-Powered Virtual Tagging to Unify Cost Allocation

Achieve 100% cost allocation coverage—including untaggable resources—without engineering bottlenecks or cloud provider limitations.

Teodor PopescuJan 20, 2026

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Cloud’s Bill (Part 3)

Once “cloud is too expensive” becomes the story in your organization, it can feel like the only options are painful cuts or giving up on the original vision. But in the right hands, that same cost pressure can become the catalyst for a disciplined FinOps program that makes cloud one of your most defensible assets. The shift is not magic or tooling; it is a practical way of working that turns invoices into insight, and insight into repeatable savings and better decisions.

Marcel ChiriacNov 19, 2025

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Cloud’s Bill (Part 1)

Cloud’s value proposition hasn’t disappeared—but many organizations undermine it by treating cost as a problem to fix later. When cloud migrations prioritize speed and innovation without cost-aware design from day one, the result is predictable: rising invoices, unclear ownership, and growing board skepticism. This article argues that cloud economics don’t fail because of technology choices, but because cost is excluded from architecture, governance, and accountability at the start.

Marcel ChiriacNov 12, 2025

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The Hidden Costs of AI: What's Not in Your Cloud Bill

A comprehensive inventory of the AI expenses that don't show up on your monthly invoice—but still hit your bottom line.

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