Company
Date Published
Author
Bhargav Brahmbhatt
Word count
732
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Discover Dollar, a company that aids enterprises in identifying overpayments using machine learning, significantly reduced its cloud expenses by 60-70% by implementing Harness's Intelligent Cloud AutoStopping feature. Previously, the company struggled with managing idle resources on AWS and Digital Ocean, which required cumbersome manual interventions from their engineering team. Harness's solution automatically stops and restarts idle resources, alleviating manual tasks and optimizing cloud costs. The ease of setup and automation impressed Discover Dollar's CTO, Dheemanth R, who sees the feature as essential for both small and large organizations to manage cloud expenses effectively. The implementation not only brought substantial financial savings but also maintained a seamless experience for developers, as Harness could adjust resource availability without impacting workflows.