On: Reducing our AWS bill by $100k

[choilive]

Considered bare metal at all? Also have a startup - we estimated our cloud bill would have been over $4k/mo+ but on bare metal we are running at about $200/mo

[usr1106 → choilive]

Sure, we have. But reliable people to run your infra are basically impossible to get at reasonable cost. You'd pay the one sysadmin/devop the same we pay AWS. If she/he leaves you are in deep trouble.

And you still have not bought the HW...

[LunaSea → usr1106]

Wouldn't it be possible to pay a company to setup and manage the bare metal infrastructure for you so as to reduce costs (they have multiple customers) and increase redundancy (the consulting company has more than one employee)?

[usr1106 → LunaSea]

Well, AWS is our "consulting company" now. Maybe they are not the absolutely cheapest one. But they are easy to work with if you are small.

Yes, you need to think that you don't go into the worst cost traps. But no form of subcontracting/purchasing frees you from making the right choices.