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FEATURED
CS-003
cost optimization

The Storage Hoarder Scandal: 23TB of Forgotten Data Costing $8,200 Monthly

Detective Cloud Sleuth investigates a massive S3 storage bill, uncovering 23TB of static data that could save an enterprise $8,200 monthly by moving to Glacier.

S3 storage-optimization AWS
Savings:
$98K
Time:
10 hours
January 30, 2024
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FEATURED
CS-002-AZ
cost optimization

The Forgotten Azure Database Heist: $12,600 Monthly Drain from Abandoned SQL DB Instances

Detective Cloud Sleuth investigates seven abandoned Azure SQL instances costing an enterprise $12,600 monthly, uncovering a failed migration nobody remembered to clean up.

Azure SQL database cost-optimization
Savings:
$151K
Time:
14 hours
January 22, 2024
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FEATURED
CS-001
cost optimization

The Ghost Fleet Mystery: 89 Zombie Azure VMs Drain $18,400 Monthly

Detective Cloud Sleuth investigates 89 idle Azure VMs running with 0% CPU for 6 months, costing a tech startup $18,400/month. See the full case study.

Azure VM cost-optimization zombie-instances
Savings:
$221K
Time:
8 hours
January 15, 2024
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