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The Future of Cloud Services: Why Usage-Based Pricing Is Taking Over
  • 2026-02-26
  • Viesturs Slaidins, CEO of Jumis Pro

For more than a decade, fixed monthly subscriptions have defined the economics of cloud services. Businesses and individuals alike have grown accustomed to paying a predictable fee for storage, software, websites, and productivity tools. The model was simple: choose a plan, pa...

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Lilija Dukaļska, Head of the Environmental Management Department at 'Getliņi EKO': Latvia is falling behind Europe’s waste reduction goals, therefore increasing risks to the environment, infrastructure and future generations

Latvia’s household waste management system is already facing serious challenges. Although sorting infrastructure has improved in recent years and part of the society is actively sorting waste, 118 thousand tonnes of waste were still landfilled at the “Getliņi” landfill site in 2...

Riga Airport Receives 2025 ASQ Customer Experience Award

RIX Riga Airport has been named the “Best Airport at Departures” by the Airports Council International (ACI) in the category for European airports serving between 5 and 15 million passengers per year. The award affirms that Riga Airport consistently delivers a reliable, high-quality t...

Lilija Dukaļska, Head of the Environmental Management Department at 'Getliņi EKO': Latvia is falling behind Europe’s waste reduction goals, therefore increasing risks to the environment, infrastructure and future generations

Latvia’s household waste management system is already facing serious challenges. Although s...

Riga Airport Receives 2025 ASQ Customer Experience Award

RIX Riga Airport has been named the “Best Airport at Departures” by the Airports Coun...

Polish 'affordable premium' brand 'TATUUM' enters the Baltic market and will open its first store in Riga

A new player in the affordable luxury, or “affordable premium,” segment is entering t...

Elevate Your Interiors with Stylish Canvas Prints

Canvas prints have firmly established themselves as a leading choice in contemporary wall d&eacut...

AI Ambition vs Reality: What a Cloud and Data Expert Sees in Practice

Over the past year, artificial intelligence (AI) budgets among large companies increased from $89...

Luminor Bank allocates EUR 3.64 million for the modernisation of solar parks in Latvia

Luminor Bank has granted financing of EUR 3.64 million to local energy companies SIA Saules parks...

A Time Capsule Placed into the Structure of the CENTRUS - new quarter of Riga city center

On Friday, 20 February 2026, a symbolic and significant event took place in the CENTRUS - a time ...

sTARTUp Day 2026 Head Organizer Jana Saastamoinen: 'The festival’s 10th edition proves you can successfully host an impactful international event in Tartu, not only in Tallinn'

For ten years, sTARTUp Day held in Tartu has grown from a regional gathering into one of the Balt...

What really powers financial innovation? StarBridge has an answer

As European fintech evolves, the companies shaping its core infrastructure are becoming more infl...

AI is a power game. Are Baltic companies ready?

Globally, electricity shortages are limiting the expansion of data centers and other high-consump...

A real winter has brought shoppers back to stores: some winter items are already running low

After several mild winters, this year has brought steady cold weather and snowfall, resulting in ...

AS VIRŠI-A and SIA Naftimpeks plan to launch strategic cooperation for the development of a fuel station network in Latvia

Energy commodities trader and convenience store network AS VIRŠI-A (hereinafter - “V...

ACA Timber: Investments undertaken on the basis of Competition Council approval and valid long-term logging agreements

Any sudden termination of long-term logging contracts would undermine Latvia’s investment e...

Two-wheel freedom in the Baltics: how people finance motorcycles, scooters, and ATVs

In the Baltic states, two wheels tend to fit the rhythm of life. The distances between cities are...

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Polish 'affordable premium' brand 'TATUUM' enters the Baltic market and will open its first store in Riga
Polish 'affordable premium' brand 'TATUUM' enters the Baltic market and will open its first store in Riga
Elevate Your Interiors with Stylish Canvas Prints
Elevate Your Interiors with Stylish Canvas Prints
AI Ambition vs Reality: What a Cloud and Data Expert Sees in Practice
AI Ambition vs Reality: What a Cloud and Data Expert Sees in Practice
Luminor Bank allocates EUR 3.64 million for the modernisation of solar parks in Latvia
Luminor Bank allocates EUR 3.64 million for the modernisation of solar parks in Latvia
A Time Capsule Placed into the Structure of the CENTRUS - new quarter of Riga city center
A Time Capsule Placed into the Structure of the CENTRUS - new quarter of Riga city center
sTARTUp Day 2026 Head Organizer Jana Saastamoinen: 'The festival’s 10th edition proves you can successfully host an impactful international event in Tartu, not only in Tallinn'
sTARTUp Day 2026 Head Organizer Jana Saastamoinen: 'The festival’s 10th edition proves you can successfully host an impactful international event in Tartu, not only in Tallinn'
What really powers financial innovation? StarBridge has an answer
What really powers financial innovation? StarBridge has an answer
AI is a power game. Are Baltic companies ready?
AI is a power game. Are Baltic companies ready?
A real winter has brought shoppers back to stores: some winter items are already running low
A real winter has brought shoppers back to stores: some winter items are already running low
AS VIRŠI-A and SIA Naftimpeks plan to launch strategic cooperation for the development of a fuel station network in Latvia
AS VIRŠI-A and SIA Naftimpeks plan to launch strategic cooperation for the development of a fuel station network in Latvia
ACA Timber: Investments undertaken on the basis of Competition Council approval and valid long-term logging agreements
ACA Timber: Investments undertaken on the basis of Competition Council approval and valid long-term logging agreements
Two-wheel freedom in the Baltics: how people finance motorcycles, scooters, and ATVs
Two-wheel freedom in the Baltics: how people finance motorcycles, scooters, and ATVs

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