Reducing our AWS bill by $100k
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Reducing our AWS bill by $100k
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Re: Reducing our AWS bill by $100k
#2Maybe I should write up how we saved > 500k/yr on our AWS bills if folks find that stuff interesting.
Re: Reducing our AWS bill by $100k
#3An absolute number without even mentioning the period is clickbaity. I'd like to know a percentage.
Our startup suffers from our AWS bill, but it's well below 10k a month. So we would be glad to reduce it by 3k or 5k.
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#4An absolute number without even mentioning the period is clickbaity. I'd like to know a percentage. Our startup suffers from our AWS bill, but it's well below 10k a month. So we would be glad to reduce it by 3k or 5k.
Considered bare metal at all? Also have a startup - we estimated our cloud bill would have been over $4k/mo+ but on bare metal we are running at about $200/mo
Re: Reducing our AWS bill by $100k
#5Go to the cloud, it's cheap. And when it's not you just turn off parts of your system.
I am somewhat suspicious that that's not really the solution.
Re: Reducing our AWS bill by $100k
#6An absolute number without even mentioning the period is clickbaity. I'd like to know a percentage. Our startup suffers from our AWS bill, but it's well below 10k a month. So we would be glad to reduce it by 3k or 5k.
Considered bare metal at all? Also have a startup - we estimated our cloud bill would have been over $4k/mo+ but on bare metal we are running at about $200/mo
Sure, we have. But reliable people to run your infra are basically impossible to get at reasonable cost. You'd pay the one sysadmin/devop the same we pay AWS. If she/he leaves you are in deep trouble.
And you still have not bought the HW...
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#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
Considered bare metal at all? Also have a startup - we estimated our cloud bill would have been over $4k/mo+ but on bare metal we are running at about $200/mo
Sure, we have. But reliable people to run your infra are basically impossible to get at reasonable cost. You'd pay the one sysadmin/devop the same we pay AWS. If she/he leaves you are in deep trouble. And you still have not bought the HW...
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Re: Reducing our AWS bill by $100k
#8Cloud watch charges are the most enraging thing. What are they even charging for, storing and filtering some text files? I have seen services spending 30% of their costs on cloud watch. Absolute madness.
Re: Reducing our AWS bill by $100k
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Considered bare metal at all? Also have a startup - we estimated our cloud bill would have been over $4k/mo+ but on bare metal we are running at about $200/mo
Sure, we have. But reliable people to run your infra are basically impossible to get at reasonable cost. You'd pay the one sysadmin/devop the same we pay AWS. If she/he leaves you are in deep trouble. And you still have not bought the HW...
Wouldn't it be possible to pay a company to setup and manage the bare metal infrastructure for you so as to reduce costs (they have multiple customers) and increase redundancy (the consulting company has more than one employee)?
Re: Reducing our AWS bill by $100k
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sure, we have. But reliable people to run your infra are basically impossible to get at reasonable cost. You'd pay the one sysadmin/devop the same we pay AWS. If she/he leaves you are in deep trouble. And you still have not bought the HW...
Wouldn't it be possible to pay a company to setup and manage the bare metal infrastructure for you so as to reduce costs (they have multiple customers) and increase redundancy (the consulting company has more than one employee)?
Well, AWS is our "consulting company" now. Maybe they are not the absolutely cheapest one. But they are easy to work with if you are small.
Yes, you need to think that you don't go into the worst cost traps. But no form of subcontracting/purchasing frees you from making the right choices.