Vantage Launches 'The Cloud Cost Handbook' To Help Educate Companies on Best Practices for Cloud Costs

Vantage has introduced the "Cloud Cost Handbook," an open-source and community-supported guide aimed at educating developers, engineering leaders, and finance teams on managing cloud costs effectively. Accessible to anyone online, the handbook covers a variety of topics, including general concepts like committed-use discounts and rightsizing, as well as specific cost considerations for AWS services. It is hosted at handbook.vantage.sh and the content is available on GitHub, allowing the community to contribute and update information collaboratively. The handbook addresses the widespread lack of awareness surrounding cloud cost management practices, which are often known only to a few experts or found in complex documentation. Vantage encourages contributions from the community to expand the handbook to include additional cloud service providers beyond AWS, such as Azure and GCP, and supports the initiative through a Creative Commons license allowing for non-commercial use and adaptation.