Comparing Cloud Instance Pricing: AWS vs Azure vs Google vs IBM

As cloud computing matures, instance types from the top public cloud providers are becoming more similar, making it easier to compare cloud instance pricing. At the same time, cloud providers con…

November 18, 2017 Kim Weins

Where Is the $10B in Waste in Public Cloud Costs?

The public cloud providers recently announced their revenue for Q3, and the numbers are big and growing quickly. Combined revenue for the big three (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cl…

November 13, 2017 Kim Weins

VMware Cloud on AWS Pricing: Is It Really Cheaper Than AWS?

With VMware Cloud on AWS now generally available after VMware first announced it in the fall of 2016, we can finally see how it compares in price with standard AWS. VMware has provided a price co…

November 10, 2017 Kim Weins

RightScale Product Updates: Meet RightScale at AWS re:Invent, Support for Image Families on Google Cloud Platform, Optima Billing Center Enhancements and More

AWS re:Invent 2017: Learn How to Optimize Your AWS Costs The RightScale team will be at AWS re:Invent from November 27– December 1 and we’d like to help you optimize your AWS costs for signi…

November 3, 2017 Flexera

RightScale Product Updates: Enhanced Cloud Cost Allocation and Reporting in Optima, Support for New AWS Korea Region, New Azure Instance Types Support and More

Our September product updates include enhanced cloud cost allocation and reporting in Optima, support for the newest AWS Korea region, and support for the new Azure Dv3 and Ev3 instance types. Introdu…

September 22, 2017 Flexera

Cloud Cost Allocation with RightScale Optima Billing Centers

Cloud cost allocation can be challenging for enterprises that have multiple business units and teams who are using an ever-growing number of cloud services and cloud providers. Billing Centers in Righ…

August 14, 2017 Flexera

RightScale Product Updates: General Availability for RightScale Optima, Support for Microsoft Azure CSPs, Additional AWS Volume Support and More

Our August product updates feature General Availability for RightScale Optima, the first cloud cost management solution designed as a collaborative platform that integrates cost-saving recommendations…

August 4, 2017 Flexera

RightScale Product Updates: Cloud Cost Management, Self-Service Plugins, Azure Resource Manager Enhancements, and More

Our May product updates include RightScale Optima, the first cloud cost management solution designed as a collaborative platform that integrates cost-saving recommendations and automated action with e…

May 11, 2017 Flexera

RightScale Product Updates: Support for AWS R4 and Expanded T2 Instance Types, Increased SSD Disk Allotment for Google Cloud Instances, Enhanced Monitoring Graphs and More

Our December product updates include support for AWS R4 and expanded T2 instance types, increased SSD disk allotment for Google Cloud instances, improved monitoring graphs, and more. Happy Holidays fr…

December 8, 2016 Flexera

AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud Pricing: Compute Instances

Comparing cloud pricing is complicated. It can be difficult to make apples-to-apples comparisons because cloud providers offer different pricing models, unique discounting options, and frequent price …

November 28, 2016 Kim Weins