Cloud Free Tiers Compared: What You Actually Get
Free tiers come in three shapes, and the differences matter more than the headline numbers.
Category: Guides
Practical guides on choosing, buying and securing cloud accounts.
Multi-Cloud: When It Helps and When It Is Just Overhead
Running on several providers is sometimes the obvious answer and sometimes an expensive way to have every problem twice.
On-Demand, Reserved and Spot: Choosing a Pricing Model
The same instance can differ in price by a factor of several depending only on how you buy it.
Why Cloud Accounts Get Suspended, and How to Avoid It
Suspensions usually come from a small set of causes. Most are avoidable with a few deliberate settings.
Taking Full Ownership of a Cloud Account After Handover
Changing the password is the start. These are the other things that still point at the previous holder.
What to Check Before Buying a Cloud Account
The questions worth asking before you pay, and the answers that should make you walk away.
Managed Database or Self-Hosted: An Honest Comparison
Self-hosting a database is cheaper until the night it fails. Here is what the managed premium actually buys.
Object Storage: When to Use It and What It Really Costs
Object storage is cheap per gigabyte and priced in ways that catch people out. Here is the full cost picture.
VPS or Managed Platform: Which One Your Project Needs
A virtual server is cheaper and more flexible. A managed platform removes work. The right answer depends on what your time costs.
Running Kubernetes: Comparing the Managed Options
Every provider offers managed Kubernetes and they are not equivalent. What actually differs is the control plane cost and how much is done for…