Author page: Dave Witherden

When it comes to managing cloud costs, a common first instinct for DevOps or infrastructure teams is to reach for a script. After all, if you can automate instance start/stop cycles with a few lines of PowerShell or Bash, why not? At CLOUD TOGGLE, we hear this all the time: teams spinning up automation in-house…

When cloud adoption surges, controlling spend becomes crucial. According to Forrester, public cloud revenue is expected to more than double, growing from $446 billion in 2022 to $1.03 trillion in 2026 (Forrester). While this represents tremendous opportunity, it also raises challenges for finance leaders: how to empower innovation while ensuring cost-efficiency? The CFO’s Cloud Finance…

When adopting or optimizing your public cloud usage, one of the most effective ways to reduce wasted spend is to eliminate idle resources, and that’s where an instance scheduler becomes essential. An instance scheduler automatically stops non-production resources such as those used for development, staging, testing, and QA when they’re not in use. This means you’re…

Managing Azure VM Costs Effectively In the world of cloud computing, cost management is a top priority for every organisation. One of the biggest culprits for unnecessary cloud spend is idle virtual machines (VMs). Microsoft offers Azure Start/Stop v2 as a built-in solution for automating VM start and stop schedules, aiming to reduce costs. While this…