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llpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" role=3D"presentation" width=3D"100%" class=3D"=
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ass=3D"r9-i" style=3D"padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px;"> <table wid=
th=3D"100%" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" role=3D"presen=
tation"><tr><td class=3D"r12-c nl2go-default-textstyle" align=3D"left" styl=
e=3D"color: #414141; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;=
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margin: 0;">Hi friends,</p><p style=3D"margin: 0;"><br></p><p class=3D"defa=
ult" id=3D"isPasted" style=3D"margin: 0;">This week we=E2=80=99re diving in=
to why cost optimization is no longer a box-checking exercise: it=E2=80=99s=
 becoming a <strong>core operating principle</strong> for cloud-native team=
s and platform leaders. From autonomous Kubernetes tools rethinking infrast=
ructure economics to tech giants betting big on AI silicon, the landscape i=
s shifting fast.</p><p class=3D"default" style=3D"margin: 0;"><br></p><p cl=
ass=3D"default" style=3D"margin: 0;">Our headline piece examines how tools =
like <strong>Cast AI, StormForge, and Kubecost</strong> aren=E2=80=99t just=
 dashboards, but they represent a fundamental culture change in how teams c=
ollaborate across engineering, finance, and product to deliver efficient, p=
redictable cloud spend. =C2=A0</p><p class=3D"default" style=3D"margin: 0;"=
><br></p><p class=3D"default" style=3D"margin: 0;">Plus, we=E2=80=99ve roun=
ded up major industry news =E2=80=94 including today=E2=80=99s blockbuster =
<strong>Meta + AMD AI chip deal</strong> =E2=80=94 that shed light on the b=
roader forces reshaping infrastructure strategies everywhere.</p><p class=
=3D"default" style=3D"margin: 0;"><br></p><p class=3D"default" style=3D"mar=
gin: 0;">Let=E2=80=99s dig in.</p></div> </td> </tr></table></td> </tr></ta=
ble></th> </tr></table></td> </tr></table><table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadd=
ing=3D"0" border=3D"0" role=3D"presentation" width=3D"100%" align=3D"center=
" class=3D"r0-o" style=3D"table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tr><td class=
=3D"r13-i" style=3D"padding-bottom: 20px; padding-top: 20px;"> <table width=
=3D"100%" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" role=3D"presenta=
tion"><tr><th width=3D"100%" valign=3D"top" class=3D"r4-c" style=3D"font-we=
ight: normal;"> <table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" rol=
e=3D"presentation" width=3D"100%" align=3D"left" class=3D"r14-o" style=3D"t=
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ss=3D"r15-i nl2go-default-textstyle" style=3D"color: #414141; font-family: =
Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; word-break: break-word; text-alig=
n: left;"> <div><p class=3D"default" id=3D"isPasted" style=3D"margin: 0;"><=
strong><span style=3D"font-size: 20px;">The Culture Shift Behind Kubernetes=
 Cost Optimization</span></strong></p></div> </td> </tr></table><table cell=
spacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" role=3D"presentation" width=3D=
"100%" align=3D"left" class=3D"r14-o" style=3D"table-layout: fixed; width: =
100%;"><tr><td align=3D"left" valign=3D"top" class=3D"r16-i nl2go-default-t=
extstyle" style=3D"color: #414141; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; lin=
e-height: 1.5; word-break: break-word; padding-top: 5px; text-align: left;"=
> <div><p class=3D"default" id=3D"isPasted" style=3D"margin: 0;">Kubernetes=
 cost management is evolving from a reactive spreadsheet exercise into an i=
ntegrated, automated discipline embedded in platform operations. In our fea=
tured article, we explore how modern tools like Cast AI, StormForge, and Ku=
becost are ushering in a new era of <strong>infrastructure intelligence</st=
rong>, where optimization becomes a continuous operating model, not a quart=
erly review. From rightsizing and autoscaling to cross-functional FinOps co=
llaboration, this is where cost meets culture.</p></div> </td> </tr></table=
><table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" role=3D"presentati=
on" width=3D"100%" align=3D"left" class=3D"r14-o" style=3D"table-layout: fi=
xed; width: 100%;"><tr><td align=3D"left" valign=3D"top" class=3D"r16-i nl2=
go-default-textstyle" style=3D"color: #414141; font-family: Arial; font-siz=
e: 16px; line-height: 1.5; word-break: break-word; padding-top: 5px; text-a=
lign: left;"> <div><p style=3D"margin: 0;"><span class=3D"fr-emoticon fr-de=
letable">=F0=9F=91=89</span><a href=3D"https://h24t8.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/=
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coration: underline;" sib_link_id=3D"0" templating=3D"n"><strong>Read more =
at datastorage.com</strong></a></p></div> </td> </tr></table></th> </tr></t=
able></td> </tr></table><table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=
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<table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" role=3D"presentatio=
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: 16px; line-height: 1.5; word-break: break-word; text-align: left;"> <div>=
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eat</strong></span></p></div> </td> </tr></table><table cellspacing=3D"0" c=
ellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" role=3D"presentation" width=3D"100%" align=3D=
"left" class=3D"r14-o" style=3D"table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tr><td =
align=3D"left" valign=3D"top" class=3D"r16-i nl2go-default-textstyle" style=
=3D"color: #414141; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; =
word-break: break-word; padding-top: 5px; text-align: left;"> <div><div dat=
a-id=3D"8225e48" data-element_type=3D"widget" data-widget_type=3D"heading.d=
efault" id=3D"isPasted" style=3D"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><p =
class=3D"default" id=3D"isPasted" style=3D"margin: 0;"><strong><span style=
=3D"font-size: 20px;">Meta strikes AI chip deal with AMD days after committ=
ing to deploy millions of Nvidia GPUs</span></strong></p><p class=3D"defaul=
t" style=3D"margin: 0;"><br></p><p class=3D"default" style=3D"margin: 0;">M=
eta Platforms has struck a <strong>multibillion-dollar agreement with AMD</=
strong> to buy AI chips =E2=80=94 with capacity totaling <strong>6 gigawatt=
s</strong> =E2=80=94 to power its next-generation AI infrastructure. The de=
al could be worth <strong>up to ~$100B</strong> and gives Meta the option t=
o acquire a performance-based stake in AMD.=C2=A0</p></div><p style=3D"marg=
in: 0;"><span class=3D"fr-emoticon fr-deletable">=F0=9F=91=89</span><span c=
lass=3D"fr-emoticon fr-deletable"><a href=3D"https://h24t8.r.a.d.sendibm1.c=
om/mk/cl/f/sh/6rqJfgq8dIPRQNsGcM7YJgdUe6b/15TotE6srxoa" type=3D"absoluteLin=
k" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" style=3D"color: #5e90ee; t=
ext-decoration: underline;" sib_link_id=3D"1" templating=3D"n"><strong>Read=
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r: #1f2d3d; font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 400; word-bre=
ak: break-word;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20px;"><strong>The real 'supercy=
cle' isn't crpyto, it's AI infrastructure</strong></span><strong><br></stro=
ng></h3><p class=3D"default" id=3D"isPasted" style=3D"margin: 0;">Analysts =
argue that the real =E2=80=9Csupercycle=E2=80=9D right now isn=E2=80=99t in=
 crypto =E2=80=94 it=E2=80=99s in <strong>AI infrastructure buildouts</stro=
ng>. Bitcoin miners and high-performance computing players are pivoting tow=
ard data center deployments as demand for GPU-driven AI workloads accelerat=
es, making AI infrastructure investment a structural trend rather than a te=
mporary hype cycle.</p><p style=3D"margin: 0;"><span class=3D"fr-emoticon f=
r-deletable" style=3D"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration=
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rgin: 0;"><br></p></div> </td> </tr></table><table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpa=
dding=3D"0" border=3D"0" role=3D"presentation" width=3D"100%" align=3D"left=
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n=3D"center" class=3D"r0-o" style=3D"table-layout: fixed; width: 600px;"><t=
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ttom: 15px; padding-top: 15px;"> <a href=3D"https://h24t8.r.a.d.sendibm1.co=
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on" width=3D"100%" align=3D"left" class=3D"r14-o" style=3D"table-layout: fi=
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strong>, a next-generation platform that=E2=80=99s redefining how AI teams =
approach training data by generating <strong>photorealistic, physics-based =
synthetic imagery</strong> with pixel-perfect labels =E2=80=94 addressing s=
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