The Hidden Costs of Cloud Computing with Jack Ellis

Screaming in the Cloud

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.

Links:

• Twitter: @JackEllis
• Website: https://usefathom.com/
• Blog Post: An alterNAT Future: We Now Have a NAT Gateway Replacement
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