3 Cloud Architecture Secrets Your Cloud Provide... Direct

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. 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 3 cloud architecture secrets your cloud provide...

Use Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) to cache data closer to users and keep as much traffic as possible within a single availability zone or region to avoid "inter-zone" transfer fees. 3. "Managed" Doesn't Mean "Optimized" A managed service is often just a specific

Providers use egress fees as a form of "data gravity" to make it difficult for you to leave or adopt a multi-cloud strategy. While their documentation is extensive, there are a