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
Cloud providers design their default configurations for , not cost-efficiency or maximum security. 3 cloud architecture secrets your cloud provide...
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. Cloud providers are businesses first
Many default storage tiers (like AWS S3 Standard) or compute instances are overkill for most workloads. The "Default Settings" Tax Cloud providers design their
Providers use egress fees as a form of "data gravity" to make it difficult for you to leave or adopt a multi-cloud strategy.
Moving data into the cloud is almost always free, but moving it out (egress) or even between regions can be prohibitively expensive.