Saving Money in Cloud (read to save millions)

Cloud FinOps in a time where every dollar counts

85 million dollars. turns out its expensive to operate a cloud environment in a highly regulated space. BUT this bill would have been MUCH higher if we did not implement cost-saving practices. Keep reading if you want to uncover these secrets your cloud provider wont tell you.

juicy topic here today in saving money in the cloud. if youre like anyone else who operates a cloud environment, youve realized that the cloud is not just cheaper. Surprise, surprise. The bear market has come back around and people are looking to save money on infrastructure. Finding places to save costs at a time like this could catapult you into new realms of political capital and engineering prowess. So, id recommend you read closely.

Table of Contents

I. Introduction to reducing cloud bills

II. Understanding your cloud bill

III. Cost optimization strategies for reducing cloud bills

IV. Best practices for reducing cloud bills

V. Considerations for reducing cloud bills

VI. Conclusion

Required Pre-Read:

Cloud Financial Management (Cloud FinOps)

Ill scream it from the rooftops once more if i need to. CLOUD IS NOT CHEAPER. Yet most will not listen to me. Ive dealt with enterprise migrations, and cloud is not cheaper on day 1, or day 365. You will not realize significant OpEx savings until you hit some level of maturity. A full large enterprise migration might take 3 years, during those years you are spending MORE to migrate, train, and redesign your workloads. All while, most likely, operating a hybrid environment with some datacenter footprint. Yet everyone just believes the aws salesman saying cloud is cheaper. WRONG. Its cheaper if you *make it cheaper*. Lets talk about how to make it cheaper.