Feb 23 · 5 min read · The cloud was supposed to make infrastructure efficient. Instead, for many engineering teams, AWS has quietly become one of the largest and least controlled line items in the company’s budget. And her
Join discussionFeb 5 · 6 min read · Cloud computing has revolutionized how businesses operate, offering unparalleled agility and scalability. Yet, for many organizations, the promise of infinite resources often comes with the challenge of unpredictable and escalating costs. Are you tru...
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Jan 28 · 3 min read · Problem Statement: A company runs an application that uses Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL. A new feature will store sensitive personal information (PII) in the database. During a security audit, the company discovers: ❌ The RDS DB instance is not encrypte...
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Jan 12 · 7 min read · Managing cloud spending effectively demands more than occasional budget reviews. AWS cost optimization requires a systematic engineering approach that addresses the inherent complexity of cloud infrastructure. Organizations face mounting expenses and...
Join discussionDec 2, 2025 · 3 min read · Hoy realizaré mi siguiente proyecto utilizando AWS Lambda con Boto3 en Python para automatizar procesos relacionados con la VPC. En este caso, el objetivo es optimizar los recursos de mi cuenta de AWS, buscando las direcciones IP elásticas (Elastic I...
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Oct 30, 2025 · 3 min read · Before diving into the steps, here’s a quick look at the real CloudWatch cost reduction I achieved after optimizing ECS logging. Before Optimization After Optimization Step-by-Step: Disabling CloudWatch Log Collection in ECS After identifying that ...
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Jul 21, 2025 · 4 min read · I thought I was safe. I had AWS free credits, a modest ECS cluster, and a budget alert set at 75%. Everything felt under control, until I got slapped with a $400 surprise bill! Turns out, the ECS cluster kept running quietly for 10 days, and since it...
Join discussionMay 27, 2025 · 10 min read · The AWS FinOps Dashboard is an open-source, Python-based command-line tool (built with the Rich library) for AWS cost monitoring. It provides multi-account cost summaries by time period, service, and cost allocation tags; budget limits vs. actuals; E...
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May 20, 2025 · 3 min read · now we're addressing a tricky topic: cloud bills. The AWS Free Tier is great for learning, but it's not unlimited and definitely not something you can "set and forget." If you're not careful, you might find an unexpected ₹500 or $10 bill. Let's explo...
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