Should I pick DigitalOcean or AWS for my next project?
DigitalOcean vs. AWS: A Smackdown
AWS Cross-AZ Data Transfer Costs More Than AWS Says
When it comes to the exact cost cross-AZ data transfer, the AWS documentation is a bit ambiguous. So I ran a little experiment to figure out how much it costs to move data between availability zones in the same region.
AWS isn’t killing your business, you just suck at it
Lots of companies are quick to blame AWS for their problems. They should be blaming their own boneheaded moves instead.
You Need a Multi-Cloud Dashboard Because I Want To Sell You One
The only vendors selling multi-cloud dashboards are the ones who’d be out of business if you didn’t buy them.
Happy Birthday Werner Vogels!
After watching enough of his talks to recite them by heart, The Duckbill Group says “happy birthday” to Amazon CTO Werner Vogels in our own special way.
What the hell is a vCPU-based on-demand service limit?
AWS is very eager to tell you something that they can’t quite articulate.
Understanding Data Transfer in AWS
How much does it cost to move a terabyte of data in AWS? Who the hell knows. We tried though, and created a diagram to illustrate it.
How ConvertKit Could Lower Its $64K Monthly AWS Bill
ConvertKit posted their AWS bill, so I’ve given it a full analysis just like I do for our clients. Here’s six easy ways to improve their AWS bill.
What Would AWS Prime Look Like?
Introducing AWS Prime, a monthly subscription service that makes all of your cloudy dreams come true!
An Internal PaaS to Manage AWS: Don’t Do It!
Atlassian built an internal PaaS to manage AWS. This is usually a bad idea, and you’re not Atlassian.
Happy 75th Birthday Larry Ellison!
After 75 years of very distinctive work on this planet, The Duckbill Group says “thank you” to Oracle founder Larry Ellison in our own special way.