3 Cloud Architecture Secrets Your Cloud — Provide...

Cloud providers design their default configurations for , not cost-efficiency or maximum security.

A managed service is often just a specific virtual machine with a markup. You are paying for the automation, but the provider won't automatically scale you down when traffic drops unless you configure it yourself. 3 cloud architecture secrets your cloud provide...

Set up strict auto-scaling policies and "kill switches" for dev/test environments. A managed database running 24/7 for a 9-to-5 project is a silent budget killer. Cloud providers design their default configurations for ,

Cloud providers are businesses first. While their documentation is extensive, there are a few "unspoken truths" that architects learn the hard way. Here are three secrets to help you optimize your setup: 1. The "Default Settings" Tax Set up strict auto-scaling policies and "kill switches"

Moving data into the cloud is almost always free, but moving it out (egress) or even between regions can be prohibitively expensive.