The Data Loader Paradox: Why ELT Got More Expensive During the SaaSpocalypse
SaaS spend is contracting, but data ingestion costs rose 30-50% in a year. Fivetran's connector-level repricing, the dbt merger, and the real build-vs-buy math.
Cost Optimization
3 articles exploring cost optimization
The Second Bill: How AI Agents Create Costs Your FinOps Team Can't See
AI agents create a second bill: invisible to FinOps, landing on the wrong invoice, and breaking every financial model built for linear AI costs.
Cloud Cost Reduction Without Slowing Engineering: CTO Playbook
How to cut cloud spend 30–60% without freezing delivery velocity - using cloud credits, right-sizing, commitments, and platform guardrails that engineering teams actually adopt.