Getting our applications out of the cloud provided the main celebration for our exit, but seeing the actual spend tumble is the prize. See, the only way to get pricing in the cloud down from obscene to merely offensive is through reserved instances. This is where you sign up for a year or more in advance on a certain level of spend. Th...
I mean, they could hire 2-3 people and still have a significant savings over cloud, no? Or contract with a company to do it. They don’t have all that many servers, so full time may not even be needed. Cloud is great except you have zero control over pricing long term. They can raise rates or, more often, re-structure their pricing so they you end up paying more without calling it a hike.