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SQL Server storage rarely breaks loudly. It gets expensive quietly. Teams overprovision to stay safe. Utilization drops. Costs creep up. And storage becomes something no one wants to touch because the risk feels higher than the payoff. In our recent webinar, we walked through how teams are fixing SQL Server storage issues at the root without downtime, performance risk, or manual firefighting. What we covered: • Why SQL Server storage keeps drifting from real usage • Where managed disks create hidden inefficiencies • How teams are right-sizing storage safely, in real time • What day-to-day operations look like when storage is automated If you missed it, the session is now available on demand. 👉 Click to watch the webinar on demand: https://lnkd.in/dDBF75N9

They say the last quarter of the year is slow, we politely disagree and here’s why: #TeamLucidity smashed goals after goals like it’s muscle memory for us. Big deals, automation, faster turnaround, impactful projects—you name it and we delivered it. Huge congratulations to our champions Alexander Downham , Harmon Sandhu , Vamsi Krishna Chepuru , Jobin Johnson , Nikhil Sri Sai Teja Gokarakonda , Manish Teckchandani and Snigdha Govitrikar for the tremendous drive and ownership! #LifeAtLucidity #Lucigang #ExcellenceInAction #Rewards #Recognition #Champions 

Most teams know their cloud storage bill is growing, but few know why. The real waste is hidden in underutilized volumes and misconfigured disks that never show up on standard dashboards. Lucidity Assessment gives enterprises an immediate, no-cost way to uncover their cloud block storage gaps and regain visibility across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. ✨ Key advantages- ◆ Clear insight into block storage utilization across multi-cloud environments ◆ Identification of underused and at-risk volumes that often unlock up to 70 percent savings ◆ Detection of downtime risks created by disk overutilization ◆ Self-serve, web-based deployment with no infrastructure changes #Lucidity #Assessment #cloudstorage #blockstorage #Azure

For years, SQL Server best practices were built around one assumption: - infrastructure is static, predictable, and tightly controlled. That assumption no longer holds in the cloud. Lift-and-shift SQL Server workloads into Azure, and suddenly the same “best practices” start working against you. Overprovisioned disks. Fixed performance tiers. Rising storage costs with no clear visibility into why. The result? Teams spend more time managing buffers and thresholds than optimizing for real workload behavior. In our latest blog, we break down where traditional SQL Server guidance starts to fall short in cloud environments - and why storage becomes the hidden cost center most teams overlook. More importantly, we’ll go deeper into this in our live webinar next week, where we’ll discuss: ◆ Why static disk sizing doesn’t align with dynamic SQL workloads ◆ How cloud-native storage changes the performance vs. cost equation ◆ What modern SQL teams should rethink as they scale in the cloud If you’re running SQL Server in the cloud and still relying on on-prem rules of thumb, this is a conversation worth joining. 👉 Read the blog - https://lnkd.in/ghB_fwtC

Cloud storage budgets suffer from bloat and wasted spend. Most spiraling costs aren't from poor decisions, but rather from what you can't even see. In modern environments, disks are constantly being created, detached, reserved, reattached, and left behind. Most teams can spot unattached disks - but that’s only part of the problem. Today we’re announcing 'idle disk detection and cleanup' in Lumen.✨  With this release, Lumen now identifies four types of idle disks in Azure: 🔹Unattached disks 🔹Reserved disks 🔹Disks with no I/O activity 🔹Unmounted disks More importantly, it shows how long each disk has been idle and the real cost impact. This gives IT, Cloud, and DevOps teams the visibility and confidence to reduce storage sprawl without risking uptime or performance. Learn more- https://lnkd.in/gUyZNwwN #Lumen #Lucidity #cloudstorage #finops #cloudcostoptimization #blockstorage #Azure

Most cloud teams assume their storage footprint is under control. This cybersecurity company thought so too, until Lucidity uncovered more than half a million dollars in hidden waste.💰 Their environment was built for resilience, but the cost of redundancy kept climbing. Lucidity highlighted the real issues and automated the fix. If you want to uncover hidden savings and automate storage efficiency, explore what Lucidity can do for your cloud environment. #Lucidity #cloudstorage #finops #cloudcostoptimization #blockstorage #AWS #Azure #AutoScaler

Block storage in Windows is one of those things that everyone uses but few revisit from first principles. We just published Part 1 of a multi-part deep dive on block storage in Windows, starting deliberately at the lowest level: the concepts the entire stack is built on. You’ll learn: • How disks, sectors, partitions, volumes, and filesystems really relate • What the OS reads at boot (and why it matters) • Why “disk,” “volume,” and “filesystem” aren’t interchangeable • Where RAID fits in the stack - hardware vs. software Part 2 moves up into Windows-specific block storage technologies, their evolution, and tradeoffs. If you’ve ever had to untangle storage terminology - or wanted to truly understand it - this series is for you. Shoot out to Vladimir Fedorov for creating this insightful series. Link to the blog in comments 👇

Meet the experts behind our upcoming SQL Server demo webinar. Join Harmon Sandhu and Josh Dreyfuss for a walkthrough of how enterprise teams are improving operational efficiency for SQL Servers by fixing storage at the root - safely, in real time, and without manual guesswork. This expert-led session breaks down why SQL Server storage gets overprovisioned, what that means for cost and performance, and how teams are addressing it in production today. 📅 January 29, 2026 ⏰ 9:30 AM PST 📍 Live on Zoom Registration link in comments! #SQLServer #CloudOptimization #CloudWaste #DevOps #ITOps #SRE #CloudStrategy #Webinar #CostSavings #CloudOps

Cloud storage doesn’t get wasted overnight - it drifts there. Manual reviews can’t keep pace with multi-cloud scale, and “just in case” provisioning fills the gap. The fix isn’t more dashboards. It’s autonomous, real-time optimization built for modern workloads. #Lucidity #cloudstorage #finops #cloudcostoptimization #blockstorage #AWS #Azure #AutoScaler

Storage costs are surging - but waste is surging even faster. Lucidity gives teams real-time visibility and autonomous optimization to eliminate hidden spend. Want to see how? Book a demo today. Link in comments 👇 #Lucidity #cloudstorage #finops #cloudcostoptimization #blockstorage #AWS #Azure #AutoScaler