AWS & Cloud.

What actually drives an AWS bill, and what an architecture holds when it matters. From two accounts over twelve months, with figures instead of recommendations.

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Cutting AWS costs: from 15,000 to 2,500 euros a month

Twelve months of FinOps across two AWS accounts: where the large amounts were and why commitments come last.

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Terraform drift: when console and code diverge

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Lift and shift or replatforming

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