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Reclaim Hardware Bonus from the Cloud
November 16, 2023 in Cloud
Hardware is interesting again, developments in CPUs and SSDs remain largely unnoticed by the majority of devs. A whole generation of developers is obscured by cloud hype and marketing noise.
Hardware is interesting again, developments in CPUs and SSDs remain largely unnoticed by the majority of devs. A whole generation of developers is obscured by cloud hype and marketing noise.
What Can We Learn from Alibaba-Cloud's Global Outage?
November 13, 2023 in Cloud
Alibaba-Cloud's epic global outage after Double 11 set an industry record. How should we evaluate this incident, and what lessons can we learn from it?
Alibaba-Cloud's epic global outage after Double 11 set an industry record. How should we evaluate this incident, and what lessons can we learn from it?
Harvesting Alibaba-Cloud Wool, Building Your Digital Homestead
November 08, 2023 in Cloud
Alibaba-Cloud's Double 11 offered a great deal: 2C2G3M ECS servers for ¥99/year, low price for three years. This article shows how to use this decent ECS to build your own digital homestead.
Alibaba-Cloud's Double 11 offered a great deal: 2C2G3M ECS servers for ¥99/year, low price for three years. This article shows how to use this decent ECS to build your own digital homestead.
Cloud Computing Mudslide: Deconstructing Public Cloud with Data
July 08, 2023 in Cloud
Once upon a time, "going to cloud" was almost politically correct in tech circles, but few people use hard data to analyze the trade-offs involved. I'm willing to be this skeptic: let me use hard data and personal stories to explain the traps and value of public cloud rental models.
Once upon a time, "going to cloud" was almost politically correct in tech circles, but few people use hard data to analyze the trade-offs involved. I'm willing to be this skeptic: let me use hard data and personal stories to explain the traps and value of public cloud rental models.
DHH: Cloud-Exit Saves Over Ten Million, More Than Expected!
July 07, 2023 in Cloud
DHH migrated their seven cloud applications from AWS to their own hardware. 2024 is the first year of full savings realization. They're delighted to find the savings exceed initial estimates.
DHH migrated their seven cloud applications from AWS to their own hardware. 2024 is the first year of full savings realization. They're delighted to find the savings exceed initial estimates.
Cloud Exit Odyssey: Time to Leave Cloud?
July 07, 2023 in Cloud
This article chronicles the complete journey of 37Signals moving off the cloud, led by DHH. Valuable reference for both cloud-bound and cloud-native enterprises.
This article chronicles the complete journey of 37Signals moving off the cloud, led by DHH. Valuable reference for both cloud-bound and cloud-native enterprises.
FinOps: Endgame Cloud-Exit
July 06, 2023 in Cloud
At the SACC 2023 FinOps session, I fiercely criticized cloud vendors. This is a transcript of my speech, introducing the ultimate FinOps concept — Cloud-Exit and its implementation path.
At the SACC 2023 FinOps session, I fiercely criticized cloud vendors. This is a transcript of my speech, introducing the ultimate FinOps concept — Cloud-Exit and its implementation path.
Why Isn't Cloud Computing More Profitable Than Sand Mining?
June 14, 2023 in Cloud
Public cloud margins worse than sand mining—why are pig-butchering schemes losing money? Resource-selling models heading toward price wars, open source alternatives breaking monopoly dreams! Service competitiveness gradually neutralized—where is the cloud computing industry heading? How did domestic cloud vendors make a business with 30-40% pure profit less profitable than sand mining?
Public cloud margins worse than sand mining—why are pig-butchering schemes losing money? Resource-selling models heading toward price wars, open source alternatives breaking monopoly dreams! Service competitiveness gradually neutralized—where is the cloud computing industry heading? How did domestic cloud vendors make a business with 30-40% pure profit less profitable than sand mining?
SLA: Placebo or Insurance?
June 12, 2023 in Cloud
SLA is a marketing tool rather than insurance. In the worst-case scenario, it's an unavoidable loss; at best, it provides emotional comfort.
SLA is a marketing tool rather than insurance. In the worst-case scenario, it's an unavoidable loss; at best, it provides emotional comfort.
EBS: Pig Slaughter Scam
March 15, 2023 in Cloud
The real business model of cloud: **"Cheap" EC2/S3 to attract customers, and fleece with "Expensive" EBS/RDS**
The real business model of cloud: **"Cheap" EC2/S3 to attract customers, and fleece with "Expensive" EBS/RDS**