PinnedClaire MilliganHot Take: AWS Resale is a Terrible Business and Needs to EndA natural decline in direct AWS resale partnerships will benefit all parties: AWS, the resellers themselves, and customers.Jun 16, 2023Jun 16, 2023
PinnedClaire MilliganWhat Vanta and Drata Don’t Want You To Know: The Hidden Costs of Automated Compliance VendorsLet’s say you’re a SaaS company that needs to get SOC 2 compliant. Historically, you would find an auditor firm to come to your office for…Apr 21, 2023Apr 21, 2023
Claire MilliganHey Big Tech! Henry Ford Hasn’t Gotten Here YetHigh interest rates seem to have brought an annual cycle of fall and spring tech layoffs, executed in precise alignment with the estimation…Jan 19Jan 19
Claire MilliganDoes AWS Really Want You to Spend Less?When we first raised capital for Aimably, investors wanted to know why I felt we wouldn’t get squashed by AWS: “They can’t let you help…Dec 4, 2023Dec 4, 2023
Claire MilliganScreaming into the Wind: Why Internal FinOps Teams are Set Up to Fail, and How to Turn it AroundImagine this: You work for a high-growth software company that’s been on a roll, but suddenly, it hits a wall. The cash burn rate is…Aug 30, 2023Aug 30, 2023
Claire MilliganHow To: AWS Batch Cost OptimizationWeirdly, AWS Batch appears to cost nothing. Yet AWS Batch directly controls its related EC2 spend, and must be reconfigured to cut costs.Jul 20, 2023Jul 20, 2023
Claire MilliganYes, we do have time for that! How to make your case for cloud cost optimization.Let me know if this sounds familiar.Jun 2, 2023Jun 2, 2023
Claire MilliganGood FinOps vs. Bad FinOps: How to Ensure Your Cloud Cost Management Practice WorksWe’ve all been in that meeting. It’s a more junior employee’s chance to present a project to a senior team, and quickly, they get caught in…May 5, 2023May 5, 2023
Claire MilliganA Real-World Gp3 Migration Calculation: Testing the AWS Claim of 20% SavingsAt AWS re:Invent 2023, cost optimization was a serious topic, spawning many break-out sessions across each product line. At quite a few…Apr 7, 2023Apr 7, 2023
Claire MilliganYour Aurora backups are costing you $$$! How to pay only for the configuration you actually need.When it comes to selecting Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure configurations, everyone has to balance performance and cost. Slow…Mar 31, 2023Mar 31, 2023
