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24 posts tagged "AWS"

FinOps Implementation: A Roadmap for Cost Monitoring in 2026

As the founder of Onsystem, a focused AWS cost optimization platform, I have navigated the...

February 12, 20265 min read

AWSArchitectureDevOps

EC2 Spot vs. Reserved: Which Saved Us $5,000 Last Quarter?

As the founder of Onsystem, an AWS cost optimization platform, I’ve spent countless hours analyzing...

February 5, 20264 min read

AWSArchitectureDevOps

New Feature Alert: Waste and Anomaly Detection

Stop bleeding money on AWS. Onsystem now automatically detects idle resources and cost...

January 23, 20264 min read

AWSCloudDevOps

From Manual Tagging to AI Detection

Building Onsystem has given me a unique view into AWS spending patterns across hundreds of...

January 16, 20261 min read

AWSCloudDevOps

Orphaned EBS Volumes Costing You $$$?

Building Onsystem has given me a unique view into AWS spending patterns across hundreds of...

January 9, 20261 min read

AWSCloudDevOps

I Built an AI-Powered AWS Waste Detector (and Found $4,200 in My Own Account)

The $4,200 Mistake I once left a staging environment running on AWS for 6 months. Cost:...

December 9, 20254 min read

AWSCloud ComputingDevOps

The $847 Idle RDS Instance: A Deep Dive into AWS Cost Optimization

As the founder of Onsystem, an AWS cost optimization platform, I have spent countless hours...

November 26, 20254 min read

AWSArchitectureDevOps

How to Set Up AWS Cost Explorer (and Why It’s Not Enough)

Managing AWS spend starts with visibility — and AWS Cost Explorer is often the first tool teams reach...

November 8, 20253 min read

AWSFinOpsDevOps

How I'm letting users shape my product roadmap (and why you should too)

I launched Onsystem AI Copilot yesterday - an AI assistant that explains AWS costs in plain...

November 5, 20251 min read

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