The Stack Overflow podcast is a weekly conversation about working in software development, learning to code, and the art and culture of computer programming. Hosted by Paul Ford and Ben Popper, the series features questions from our community, interviews with fascinating guests, and hot takes on what’s happening in tech. Founded in 2008, Stack Overflow is empowering the world to develop technology through collective knowledge. It’s best known for being the largest, most trusted online community for developers and technologists. More than 100 million people come to Stack Overflow every month to ask questions, help solve coding problems, and develop new skills.
Controlling cloud costs: Where to start, and where to go from there
To learn more about the signs that indicate you may be paying more for your cloud computing that you should, check out DoIT’s seven red flags guide.
We’ve spoken with DoiT on the podcast before about LLM hallucinations and the security threats that LLMs open.
DoiT’s sales pitch is simple: they provide technology and expertise to clients who want to use the cloud, free of charge, with the big cloud providers paying the bills.
Congrats to Lifeboat badge winner Sravan K Ghantasala for their answer to How to sort file lines in Bash?
Find Joshua at joshuafox com.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Cloud Cost Control
01:08 Joshua Fox's Background
04:20 Understanding FinOps
06:17 The Importance of Good Architecture
08:18 Balancing Flexibility in Architecture
10:04 Surprise Costs and Dealing with Them
13:19 Bracing for Unexpected Cloud Costs
25:41 The Future of Cloud Cost Optimization
27:09 Closing Remarks