Usage
Web and SaaS
cloud cost optimization
SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
5 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 6 critical, out of 17 comments about the project. Thread score -0.12.
Idea: 4 for, 2 againstPricing: 1 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful, needed service for cutting cloud bills
From 3 comments
Related reading: Ask HN: How did you significantly reduce your AWS cost? (2017) [0] The top comment is great. Two easy wins: * Putting an S3 endpoint in your VPC gives any…
MaxBarraclough on HNThis is very much needed. I started to create something similar a few years back in case it's helpful. https://github.com/crizCraig/benjamin/blob/master/benjamin.py Mostly it…
cr4zy on HNI like this. What a great idea for a consultancy. There must be so many organisations that are paying way more than they need by not tweaking each aws service they are using.…
dave_sid on HN
Objections
Subscription model is hard to justify versus a one-off contractor
From 3 comments
Maybe I'm missing the point, but why wouldn't a company hire a contractor to do the same thing you do for a one-off fee? I just don't see why this is a subscription model. Of…
petargyurov on HNYou missed the first question: > why wouldn't a company hire a contractor to do the same thing you do for a one-off fee? I just don't see why this is a subscription model This is…
oars on HNI don't agree with that cost comparison. I don't think you need a full time contractor for this, maybe just someone you pay to check things out for an hour or two per month. This…
mtnGoat on HN
Built-in AWS tools like Compute Optimizer already do this
From 2 comments
Doesn’t AWS compute optimizer does the same? What’s the difference?
emersonrsantos on HN[DISCLAIMER] software engineer @ AWS, not working on billing. Interesting project! This product can unlock a lot of customer savings, and wishing you all the best. I have a…
stratified on HN
Permissions and data access needed are unclear
From 1 comment
as far as i can tell from the website this is mostly about converting workflows to RIs. what about right sizing or underutilized instances? do you need read permissions from…
Thristle on HN
Requests
Share a screencast or documentation of the product
From 2 comments
[DISCLAIMER] software engineer @ AWS, not working on billing. Interesting project! This product can unlock a lot of customer savings, and wishing you all the best. I have a…
stratified on HNpretty cool! did you guys (or anyone) posted anything somewhere so we can check out about the usability/deploy/etc...?
rmotta on HN
Questions
How does it compare to CloudHealth and AWS Compute Optimizer?
From 2 comments
How do you compare to CloudHealth? I do cost optimisations for living and though there are a lot of tools, most of them are niche and doesn't scale well. For generic purpose I…
jakozaur on HNDoesn’t AWS compute optimizer does the same? What’s the difference?
emersonrsantos on HN
How much of the work is done by algorithms versus humans?
From 1 comment
Maybe I'm missing the point, but why wouldn't a company hire a contractor to do the same thing you do for a one-off fee? I just don't see why this is a subscription model. Of…
petargyurov on HN
Alternatives named
Finala (open source, self-hosted)
From 1 comment
For an (offline) alternative, check out → https://github.com/similarweb/finala (written in Go) I started using Finala a couple of months ago out of experimentation, it works…
guessmyname on HN
CloudHealth
From 1 comment
How do you compare to CloudHealth? I do cost optimisations for living and though there are a lot of tools, most of them are niche and doesn't scale well. For generic purpose I…
jakozaur on HN
AWS Compute Optimizer
From 1 comment
Doesn’t AWS compute optimizer does the same? What’s the difference?
emersonrsantos on HN
Tangoe
From 1 comment
For enterprises (Fortune 500), Tangoe does this and integrates with your accounts payable. Even does the payment processing.
MdrnMdlCtzn on HN