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SaaVings and Snake Oil

davidj.substack • 71 implied HN points • 07 Feb 24

💼 Business Tooling Automation Productivity Cost management Investment

Invest in tooling to improve productivity before investing in labor.
Consider the cost effectiveness of tools versus hiring when making business decisions.
Efficient tooling can increase a team's productivity and offset the need for additional labor.

How to design a good offshore wind auction

Jérôme à Paris • 121 implied HN points • 20 Nov 23

💼 Business Energy Government Cost management Jobs

Policy choices impact the cost of power in offshore wind auctions.
Auction design is crucial for building low-carbon power capacity at the lowest cost.
Governments should prioritize goals like rapid project completion and local benefits in offshore wind auctions.

Automated Reserved Instances

Ops Sorry • 39 implied HN points • 05 Jun 23

🕹 Technology Software Cloud Computing Automation Cost management AWS

Companies nowadays focus on cost-effective approaches for efficiency and innovation.
Efficiency is crucial for innovation and reinvestment in products and services.
Automated Reserved Instances can provide automation, near full coverage, and instant savings, but careful assessment is needed before subscribing.

What Is the Goal of Lowering Your TCO Anyway?

The Serverless Mindset • 0 implied HN points • 22 Jun 23

🕹 Technology Cost management Cloud Computing Serverless

TCO stands for Total Cost of Ownership and highlights the costs of owning software or infrastructure.
Lowering TCO should not just be about reducing headcount; it's about optimizing resources and focusing more effectively.
Utilizing cloud providers for managing software or infrastructure can be a strategic move for cost optimization.

Re:Invent 2023 Reflections

Making It Up • 0 implied HN points • 04 Dec 23

🕹 Technology Cloud Computing Artificial Intelligence Customer Feedback Cost management

Failures are inevitable and things will eventually break, so build defensively.
Deploying to multiple Availability Zones in AWS adds resiliency by isolating deployments.
Collaborating in cross-functional teams is challenging, but aligning with the problem instead of internal discipline yields better results.

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