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Screaming in the Cloud

The Hidden Costs of Cloud Computing with Jack Ellis

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On this week’s episode of Screaming in the Cloud, Corey Quinn is joined by Jack Ellis. He is the technical co-founder of Fathom Analytics, a privacy-first alternative to Google Analytics. Corey and Jack talk in-depth about a wide variety of AWS services, which ones have a habit of subtly hiking the monthly bill, and why Jack has moved towards working with consultants instead of hiring a costly DevOps team. This episode is truly a deep dive into everything AWS and billing-related led by one of the best in the industry. Tune in.


Show Highlights

  • (00:00) - Introduction and Background
  • (00:31) - The Birth of Fathom Analytics
  • (03:35) - The Surprising Cost Drivers: Lambda and CloudWatch
  • (05:27) - The New Infrastructure Plan: CloudFront and WAF Logs
  • (08:10) - The Unexpected Costs of CloudWatch and NAT Gateways
  • (10:37) - The Importance of Efficient Data Movement
  • (12:54) - The Hidden Costs of S3 Versioning
  • (14:33) - The Benefits of AWS Compute Optimizer
  • (17:38) - The Implications of AWS's New IPv4 Address Charges
  • (18:57) - Considering On-Premise Data Centers
  • (21:05) - The Economics of Cloud vs On-Premise
  • (24:05) - The Role of Consultants in Cloud Management
  • (31:05) - The Future of Cloud Management
  • (33:20) - Closing Thoughts and Contact Information

About Jack Ellis

Technical co-founder of Fathom Analytics, the simple, privacy-first alternative to Google Analytics.

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