The Hidden Costs of Cloud Computing with Jack Ellis

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 InformationAbout Jack EllisTechnical co-founder of Fathom Analytics, the simple, privacy-first alternative to Google Analytics.Links:Twitter: @JackEllisWebsite: https://usefathom.com/Blog Post: An alterNAT Future: We Now Have a NAT Gateway ReplacementSponsor: Oso - osohq.com