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AWS cost & cloud engineering, in practice
Short, specific guides from real enterprise AWS operations. No fluff, no vendor pitches, just the math and the runbooks.
October 2026 · 9 min read
How to Read Your AWS Bill: Cost Explorer in 20 Minutes
Six Cost Explorer views worth saving, what EC2-Other and Data Transfer actually mean, and the two free alerts to turn on today. Written for the person who pays the bill.
October 2026 · 7 min read
Is a $10k a Month AWS Bill Normal? What's Usually Inside It
The typical shape of a $5k–$15k monthly bill, the five line items that are almost always inflated, and six signals that you're overpaying.
July 2026 · 6 min read
5 AWS Cost Quick Wins You Can Ship This Week
gp2 to gp3, orphaned EBS volumes, idle public IPs, non-prod scheduling, and S3 lifecycle policies. Five changes with near-zero risk that routinely cut 5–15% of an AWS bill.
July 2026 · 7 min read
The Graviton Math: When ARM Beats x86 on Your AWS Bill
Graviton instances cost roughly 20% less per vCPU. Where the switch is a one-line change, where it needs real testing, and a worked ROI example for a 40-instance fleet.
July 2026 · 8 min read
Reserved Instances vs. Savings Plans: What to Buy in 2026
Compute Savings Plans, EC2 Instance Savings Plans, Standard and Convertible RIs, and the services Savings Plans still don't cover. A commitment strategy that doesn't lock you into yesterday's architecture.
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