Growing Concern Over Cloud Spending
Why cloud costs trap so many tech companies, and how to start getting out.
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Rising cloud bills are trapping tech companies, especially in a time of layoffs. I argue that cutting costs isn’t enough on its own: organisations need to rethink their dependency on managed services and plan a longer-term exit strategy.
Key takeaways
- “Cloud potholes”, lock-in that’s hard to escape, quietly drain budgets.
- Start with the low-hanging fruit: unused services and overpriced managed platforms.
- Teams with strong in-house engineering can replace managed services with open-source alternatives.
- Balance savings against stability: don’t trade reliability for a smaller bill.