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AWS Billing Console Loses the Plot, Tells Users They Owe Trillions
A software bug in AWS's billing system caused wildly inflated cost estimates to be displayed in the Cost Explorer console, with some users receiving estimates in the billions or even trillions of dollars despite negligible actual usage. AWS confirmed the figures were inaccurate and did not reflect real charges, pausing further estimate updates while investigating the issue. The company identified and mitigated the root cause and expected corrected billing figures to be restored for all customers by noon Pacific time on Saturday, July 18.
Cloud Bare Metal Is Now Undercutting On-Prem on Price and Availability, Says Nutanix CEO
Nutanix CEO Rajiv Ramaswami says hyperscalers' bulk purchasing power means bare metal cloud servers are now often cheaper and more readily available than on-premises hardware, pushing some traditionally on-prem customers toward the cloud. However, he noted a countertrend of customers favouring on-prem infrastructure for AI workloads to keep costs predictable, as ROI on AI remains uncertain. Nutanix reported Q3 2026 revenue of $703 million, a 10% year-on-year increase, and added 730 new customers, many migrating from VMware.