{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Screaming in the Cloud","title":"The Hidden Costs of Cloud Computing with Jack Ellis","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/7be67644\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2117,"description":"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.\n\nShow Highlights\n(00:00) - Introduction and Background\n(00:31) - The Birth of Fathom Analytics\n(03:35) - The Surprising Cost Drivers: Lambda and CloudWatch\n(05:27) - The New Infrastructure Plan: CloudFront and WAF Logs\n(08:10) - The Unexpected Costs of CloudWatch and NAT Gateways\n(10:37) - The Importance of Efficient Data Movement\n(12:54) - The Hidden Costs of S3 Versioning\n(14:33) - The Benefits of AWS Compute Optimizer\n(17:38) - The Implications of AWS's New IPv4 Address Charges\n(18:57) - Considering On-Premise Data Centers\n(21:05) - The Economics of Cloud vs On-Premise\n(24:05) - The Role of Consultants in Cloud Management\n(31:05) - The Future of Cloud Management\n(33:20) - Closing Thoughts and Contact Information\nAbout Jack Ellis\nTechnical co-founder of Fathom Analytics, the simple, privacy-first alternative to Google Analytics.\nLinks:\nTwitter: @JackEllis\nWebsite: https://usefathom.com/\nBlog Post: An alterNAT Future: We Now Have a NAT Gateway Replacement\nSponsor: Oso - osohq.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/vgV98ushAFvdAFQSQazvt5GYVniCaXSWIjs5eI3r0gQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE0OTQvMTU4Mzg2/OTQ4My1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}