A budget miss can coexist with lower cost per request. Separate demand, usage intensity and price effects before assigning an efficiency target.
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Cloud spend missed forecast by 20%, but traffic grew 50%. Did engineering become less efficient?
A budget miss can coexist with lower cost per request. Separate demand, usage intensity and price effects before assigning an efficiency target.
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