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Aurora DSQL went GA in May 2025 with DPU-based pricing; Aurora Serverless v2 bills per ACU. We ran the same pgbench workload on both: DSQL was 4x slower and 13% dearer. Which wins for a new build in 2026?
Manu Shukla 
AWS launched Database Savings Plans at re:Invent 2025: up to 35% off nine managed database services for a 1-year commitment. We run the real numbers against Reserved Instances so you know when each one actually wins.
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 
In-place pod resize graduated to stable in Kubernetes v1.35, and pod-level resize reached beta in v1.36. What changed, what still forces a restart, and how to wire it to the Vertical Pod Autoscaler.
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 
India's public cloud spend will hit $17.5 billion in 2026, and the bill is dollar-linked while revenue is in rupees. Six rupee-economics moves to cut your AWS bill, from GST input credit to commitment hedging.
Manu Shukla 