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.
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."
The Latest
Over the last year, we've seen enterprises stop treating AI as “special projects.” It is no longer confined to pilots or side experiments. AI is now embedded in production, shaping decisions, powering new business models, and changing how employees and customers experience work every day. So, the debate of "should we adopt AI" is settled. The real question is how quickly and how deeply it can be applied ...
In MEAN TIME TO INSIGHT Episode 20, Shamus McGillicuddy, VP of Research, Network Infrastructure and Operations, at EMA presents his 2026 NetOps predictions ...
Today, technology buyers don't suffer from a lack of information but an abundance of it. They need a trusted partner to help them navigate this information environment ...
My latest title for O'Reilly, The Rise of Logical Data Management, was an eye-opener for me. I'd never heard of "logical data management," even though it's been around for several years, but it makes some extraordinary promises, like the ability to manage data without having to first move it into a consolidated repository, which changes everything. Now, with the demands of AI and other modern use cases, logical data management is on the rise, so it's "new" to many. Here, I'd like to introduce you to it and explain how it works ...
APMdigest's Predictions Series continues with 2026 Data Center Predictions — industry experts offer predictions on how data centers will evolve and impact business in 2026 ...
APMdigest's Predictions Series continues with 2026 DataOps Predictions — industry experts offer predictions on how DataOps and related technologies will evolve and impact business in 2026. Part 2 covers data and data platforms ...
APMdigest's Predictions Series continues with 2026 DataOps Predictions — industry experts offer predictions on how DataOps and related technologies will evolve and impact business in 2026 ...
Industry experts offer predictions on how Cloud will evolve and impact business in 2026. Part 3 covers Multi, Hybrid and Private Cloud ...
Industry experts offer predictions on how Cloud will evolve and impact business in 2026. Part 2 covers FinOps, Sovereign Cloud and more ...
APMdigest's Predictions Series continues with 2026 Cloud Predictions — industry experts offer predictions on how Cloud will evolve and impact business in 2026. Part 1 covers AI's impact on cloud and cloud's impact on AI ...