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On July 1, 2026 Azure stopped new purchases and renewals of Reserved VM Instances for 18 VM series, including Dv3, Ev3, Av2 and Fsv2. Existing RIs still run to term. Two options remain, the renewal escape hatch is gone
Manu Shukla 
Egress is the cloud line item nobody quotes in the sales deck. Here is what four providers charge per GB as of June 2026, the hidden charges that dwarf the headline rate, and what the EU Data Act actually abolishes
Manu Shukla 
Microsoft expanded its AWS-to-Azure migration tooling in 2026. But migration has hidden costs: moving 50 TB can cost $3,500 to $7,000 in egress alone. How to evaluate a switch on total cost, not vendor marketing.
Manu Shukla 
AWS removed its advanced-instances tier on June 30, 2026, so you can manage Azure VMs from AWS Systems Manager at no per-node charge. A setup walkthrough, an honest SSM versus Azure Arc comparison, and the App Manager
Manu Shukla 
Cloud waste hit a five-year high of 29% in 2026 as AI workloads made spend unpredictable. eCorpIT's cloud FinOps managed service brings visibility, rightsizing, and anomaly detection to AWS, Azure, and GCP so teams cut
Manu Shukla 
Claude reached general availability in Microsoft Foundry in late June 2026, billed in Claude Consumption Units where 100 CCU equals $1. How CCU conversion works and what it changes for your Azure bill.
Manu Shukla 
Companies waste about 27% of cloud spend, and AI is now the fastest-growing line. Six FinOps ways Indian teams cut AWS, Azure and GCP bills in 2026, from commitment discounts to cutting the GPU and token bill.
Manu Shukla 