AWS would prefer to forget March in UAE region
PaaS + IaaS AWS would prefer to forget March ever happened in its UAE region Cloud giant waives an entire month of charges, then erases the billing data. There is literally nothing to…
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AI quota inflation is no token effort. It's baked in
…You still have to watch automation or mismanagement, and Bill Shock still works at AWS, but you have a chance of linking results to costs. Good luck with LLM-based services, let…
Microsoft's GitHub suspends Copilot account sign-ups
…GitHub Copilot currently bills per request , which is any interaction the user has with Copilot, as opposed to per token. That flat rate – modified by model multipliers – can still end up costing…
Usage-based billing muddles software vendor pricing
…to a usage and billing dashboard, as, say, AWS customers do," he explained. "That's the other way of interpreting transparency, access to the data that drives bills." ® software license software enterprise…
AI-pwned: Vercel breach traced to stolen employee creds
…cloud environs have max-severity React hole AWS Lambda loves charging for idle time: Vercel claims it found a way to dodge the bill I meant to do that! AI vendors shrug…
CMA dithers as Microsoft's cloud meter runs on your dime
…influence how billions of pounds of public money are spent over the coming years. Microsoft: So what if it costs 4X as much to run Windows Server in AWS, Alibaba, and Google…
AWS CEO: It's funny when people ask me if AI is overhyped
AI + ML AWS CEO: It's funny when people ask me if AI is overhyped Matt Garman sounds the alarm but plays down the SaaS-pocalypse at Human[X] Stefan Weitz, CEO…
Amazon rejects AWS climate disclosure proposal
PaaS + IaaS Amazon would rather shareholders did not look too closely at carbon footprint Investors urged to reject proposal for more disclosure on whether AWS expansion risks climate goals Amazon's board…
HMRC hands £473M migration deal to AWS after rivals walk
Public Sector HMRC hands £473M Fujitsu migration deal to AWS after competition melts away Insiders say single-bidder process left little room for negotiation The UK's tax collection agency has awarded…
Tiny violins as Amazon execs face pay packet pinch
…Amazon’s revenue rose 12 percent year-on-year to $716.9 billion in 2025 , while net income climbed 31 percent to $77.7 billion, thanks in no small part to AWS…