Summary: <p>Do you have problem figuring out what you are spending money on in Azure and how to manage your costs? This episode is for you! CJ sits down with Overcast’s Christian Merat to discuss how the cloud has changed the way we manage our infrastructure and applications, how organizations can optimize their costs in the cloud and what Overcast can do to help.</p><p>Notes:</p><p>News</p> <ul> <li><a href="Http://Overcast.cloud/">Overcast</a></li> </ul> <p>Picks<br> CJ’s Picks</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.allbirds.com/">Allbirds</a></li> </ul> <p>Christian Merat’s Picks</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRZMdQOMPNQ&feature=youtu.be">Pictures in the air: 3D printing with light</a></li> </ul> <p><strong></strong></p> <p><strong>The Microsoft Cloud Show sponsored by: </strong></p> <p><a href="http://nintex.com?utm_source=mscloudshow&utm_medium=email"><img src="http://assets.microsoftcloudshow.com/media/mscloudshow/logos/nintex.png" border="0"></a><br> What if you could take any process your teams use to get work done, and make it happen automatically? What if you could save countless hours and help people work better together? <a href="http://nintex.com?utm_source=mscloudshow&utm_medium=email">Nintex</a> can make it happen. With the Nintex Platform, work flows from person-to-person, system-to-system, to the cloud and back. And it flows in and out of the tools you use every day. With Nintex, work just flows, so your teams can work smarter, work faster and be more connected than ever.</p> <p><a href="https://www.avepoint.com/?utm_source=ms%20cloud%20show&utm_medium=Paid&utm_content=Cloud%20Backup&utm_campaign=lp_o365backup_genaware_global"><img src="http://assets.microsoftcloudshow.com/media/mscloudshow/logos/avepoint.png"></a><br> A 99.9% SLA means you’re protected from power outages, bad patches, natural disasters, and maybe even a dinosaur attack. Does it protect you from yourself, though? AvePoint Backup for SharePoint Online provides full-fidelity backup and recovery – from individual items to entire sites. AvePoint can run backups up to four times a day to ensure your data is secure. Recover anytime you want without having to pick up the phone and schedule restore windows. Learn why AvePoint is THE Microsoft Cloud expert at <a href="https://www.avepoint.com/?utm_source=ms%20cloud%20show&utm_medium=Paid&utm_content=Cloud%20Backup&utm_campaign=lp_o365backup_genaware_global">www.avepoint.com</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.voitanos.io/?utm_source=microsoftcloudshow&utm_medium=episodeemail"><img src="http://assets.microsoftcloudshow.com/media/mscloudshow/logos/voitanos.png" width="150" border="0"></a><br> AC's Voitanos delivers on-demand video-based training for developers on the latest SharePoint extensibility model from Microsoft in Mastering the SharePoint Framework. Check out Voitanos at <a href="https://www.voitanos.io/?utm_source=microsoftcloudshow&utm_medium=episodeemail">voitanos.io</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.hyperfish.com/?utm_source=microsoftcloudshow&utm_medium=episodeemail"><img src="http://assets.microsoftcloudshow.com/media/mscloudshow/logos/hyperfish.png" width="150" border="0"></a><br> CJ's Hyperfish uses AI and Bot technology to automate the collection of profile information. The secure service supports on-premises, hybrid, and online environments. Checkout Hyperfish at <a href="https://www.hyperfish.com/?utm_source=microsoftcloudshow&utm_medium=episodeemail">hyperfish.com</a>.</p>
