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Day 11: Implement Governance Policies Theme: “On the eleventh day of New Year's, my business gave to me, eleven cloud policies governing responsibly.” Resolution: Enforce tagging, cost management, and compliance policies to maintain control and visibility. Alignment: FinOps + SecOps – Governance ensures cost control, regulatory compliance, and consistent resource usage. Tip: Use tools like AWS Organizations or Azure Policy to enforce automated policy compliance. #cloudoptimisation

Day 10: Upskill Teams and Utilize External Expertise wisely Theme: “On the tenth day of New Year's, my business gave to me, ten professionals trained and ready.” Resolution: Invest in training staff while engaging external resources to address immediate challenges and assist with knowledge transfer. Alignment: #CloudOps + #SecOps – Well-trained teams reduce errors and enhance both security and operational performance, whilst promoting a successful and happy workplace where staff feel included and valued. Tip: Combine internal upskilling programs with external consulting to tackle critical challenges while boosting team confidence and capability. Lean on experts to support the team during augmentation periods. #cloudoptimisation

Day 9: Monitor Cloud Performance Theme: “On the ninth day of New Year's, my business gave to me, nine metrics monitored proactively.” Resolution: Set up real-time monitoring to track performance, usage, and potential bottlenecks. Alignment: CloudOps – Continuous monitoring improves reliability and identifies issues before they impact operations. Tip: Implement tools like AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, or Datadog to create actionable insights from your cloud environment. #cloudoptimisation #cloudtechnology

Day 8: Optimize Data Storage Theme: “On the eighth day of New Year's, my business gave to me, eight tiers of storage used wisely.” Resolution: Match data storage needs to appropriate tiers for optimal cost and performance. Alignment: #FinOps + #CloudOps – Proper storage optimization reduces costs and improves data access efficiency. Tip: Use services like S3 Intelligent-Tiering or Azure Blob Storage to automate storage optimization based on usage patterns. #cloudoptimisation

Day 7: Leverage Serverless Technologies Theme: “On the seventh day of New Year's, my business gave to me, seven serverless functions scaling elastically.” Resolution: Adopt serverless technologies for flexible, event-driven solutions that optimize cost and performance. Alignment: #FinOps + #CloudOps – Serverless reduces costs by eliminating overprovisioning and optimizing resource usage. Tip: Implement AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, or Google Cloud Functions for event-driven workloads and auto-scaling capabilities. #cloudoptimisation

Day 6: Automate Infrastructure Management Theme: “On the sixth day of New Year's, my business gave to me, six automated processes running seamlessly.” Resolution: Automate repetitive #cloudmanagement tasks to reduce errors, enhance efficiency, and reduce costs. Alignment: CloudOps – Automation reduces manual intervention, increases consistency of your configurations, improves version control allows for automated code review processes, improved scalable, and ultimately a more efficient cloud operations. Tip: Use IaC tools like Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or Pulumi to standardize infrastructure deployment. #cloudoptimisation

Day 5: Strengthen Data Backup and Immutability Theme: “On the fifth day of New Year's, my business gave to me, a robust #backupstrategy with immutability!” Resolution: Implement a comprehensive data backup strategy, including immutable backups, to safeguard against data loss, ransomware, and accidental deletion. Alignment: #CloudOps + #SecOps – Robust data backup ensures data integrity and business continuity while meeting compliance requirements. Tip: Use tools like AWS Backup, Azure Immutable Blob Storage, or Google Cloud Storage Object Lock to create secure, unalterable backup copies. #cloudoptimisation #cloudbackup

Day 2: Optimize Workloads for Efficiency Theme: “On the second day of New Year's, my business gave to me, two optimized workloads for peak productivity.” Resolution: Refactor and right-size workloads for better performance and cost efficiency. Alignment: FinOps + CloudOps – Right-sizing ensures efficient resource use, reducing costs and improving operational performance. Tip: Regularly review resource utilization i.e CPU, memory, and storage metrics to avoid overprovisioning, and leverage auto-scaling to dynamically manage resource demand. #12days #newyearresolutions #cloudoptimisation

Day 1: Conduct a Cloud Cost Audit 1️⃣ ☁️ Theme: “On the first day of New Year's, my business gave to me, a review of all my cloud costs carefully.” Resolution: Audit all cloud expenditures to identify waste, unused resources, and opportunities for cost savings. Alignment: FinOps - This ensures cost visibility, tracks unnecessary expenses, and identifies underutilized resources to reallocate budgets effectively. Tip: Use cloud-native cost-analysis tools such as AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, and FinOps tools like CloudHealth to gain granular visibility into your cloud spending. #12days #newyearresolutions #cloudoptimisation

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