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Cast AI has built a service to cut AWS cloud bill 50% to 90%

CAST AI (https://cast.ai) has built a cloud optimization platform that reduces AWS cloud costs 50% to 90%, optimizes DevOps, and automates disaster recovery via multi-cloud with a single cluster. Intelligent optimization engine delivers a cost-efficient, high-performing, and resilient infrastructure for every Kubernetes workload. If it sounds too good to be true - try free. To make it easier CAST AI provides AWS and GCP cloud credentials for free. Visit https://cast.ai Here's how it works: 1.Use CAST AI to deploy your K8s clusters. Next, take a look at the CAST AI…

Cast AI has built a service to cut AWS cloud bill 50% to 90% launched on March 9, 2021 with 29 votes, #1,347 of 3,696 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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Cast AI is a cloud optimization platform for Kubernetes workloads that manages infrastructure across AWS and GCP. It automates cluster management, resource allocation, and disaster recovery through a multi-cloud approach. The platform integrates with existing cloud services and deploys within user accounts via console, APIs, CLI, or Terraform. It targets DevOps teams and organizations looking to optimize cloud infrastructure performance and costs.

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CAST AI (https://cast.ai) has built a cloud optimization platform that reduces AWS cloud costs 50% to 90%, optimizes DevOps, and automates disaster recovery via multi-cloud with a single cluster. Intelligent optimization engine delivers a cost-efficient, high-performing, and resilient infrastructure for…

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