Virtana
announced the immediate availability of a free version of Virtana
Optimize, its cloud optimization solution. The Free Tier offering complements
the Premium version of Virtana Optimize, allowing for frictionless customer
adoption. It lets new customers self-service onboard and immediately gain
access to the benefits of bill analysis, cost vs utilization, rightsizing, and
idle resource recommendations. Virtana Optimize has reduced cloud costs by 30%
after just 10 days of use. Free Tier users can connect one cloud provider data
source and will be provided with up to 25 recommendations.
"IDC's research shows that across all industries, cloud services represent an
increasing share of enterprise digital infrastructure utilization," noted Mary
Johnston Turner, IDC Research Vice President for the Future of Digital
Infrastructure Agenda research program.
Mary continued, "Many organizations struggle with the cost and complexity of
ramping up new services while still supporting existing mission critical applications
and workflows. Taking advantage of freemium solutions for evaluating
infrastructure cost tradeoffs is one way organizations can get started on this
transformational journey."
The Virtana Optimize Free Tier offering gives new users a way to try out the
solution-to gain visibility into current cloud costs, understand jumps in
spend, detect unexpected changes, and identify potential savings opportunities
within a single cloud environment. The solution provides ongoing cloud cost
optimization with a unique focus on performance, risk, and cost.
Free Tier Access
Includes:
-
Bill Analysis
- Cost Savings Dashboard
- Cost vs Utilization Reports
- EC2/VM Right Sizing Recommendations (Top 25 Only)
- Idle Resource Report Recommendations (Top 25 Only)
"Everyone is thinking about getting to the cloud but more than 70% of companies
are not sure how to get there cost-effectively," said Alex Thurber, CRO for
Virtana. "This Free Tier will help people who may have gone into the cloud
without a clear plan find their way to cost savings and smarter
configurations."
To take advantage of smarter cloud scaling with Virtana Optimize, and for more
details on its new Free Tier, visit www.virtana.com/optimize-free-tier.