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How did John Mosquera address the challenge of managing costs effectively across multiple cloud providers?
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John Mosquera addressed the challenge of managing costs effectively across multiple cloud providers through a comprehensive cost optimization strategy. He implemented a unified cost management platform that could aggregate and analyze spending data from both Azure and AWS. John set up detailed tagging policies to accurately track resource usage and costs by project, department, or function across both clouds. He implemented automated policies for resource scaling and termination to prevent unnecessary costs from idle or underutilized resources. John utilized reserved instances and savings plans on both clouds for predictable workloads, securing discounted rates. He implemented cost anomaly detection using cloud-native tools and third-party solutions, enabling quick responses to unexpected spending spikes. Additionally, John conducted regular cost optimization reviews, leveraging the multi-cloud setup to shift workloads to the most cost-effective provider based on current pricing and performance needs. John effectively managed costs across multiple cloud providers by implementing a unified cost management platform, detailed tagging policies, automated resource optimization, leveraging reserved instances, and conducting regular cost reviews to optimize workload distribution between Azure and AWS based on cost-effectiveness.