Serving a Static Site: Storage, CDN and What It Costs
A static site needs almost no compute. Getting the delivery layer right is most of the job.
Cloud account guides
Practical writing on choosing a provider, securing an account after handover, and getting real work running on each platform.
Running Client Work: One Account Per Client
Sharing a single cloud account across clients creates problems that are painful to unwind later.
Monitoring: Knowing Before Your Users Tell You
Four signals cover most of what goes wrong, and setting them up takes less time than the first incident without them.
Infrastructure as Code: Why It Matters More After a Handover
If your environment only exists as clicks in a console, it cannot be rebuilt. Here is the case for defining it in files.
Hardening SSH on a New Cloud Server
A fresh server with password login is under automated attack within minutes. These are the settings that stop it.
Cutting a Cloud Bill: Where the Money Actually Goes
Most overspending comes from a handful of recurring causes. Work through them in order of size.
A Backup Strategy That Survives Losing the Account
Snapshots inside the account are not backups. Here is what a recoverable setup actually looks like.
Where to Rent GPUs: Comparing the Options
GPU pricing varies more between providers than almost anything else in cloud. Here is how the options differ.
Deploying for Asia-Pacific Users
Latency to Asia-Pacific is a physics problem. Here is how the providers compare on coverage there.
European Cloud Providers and Data Residency
When data has to stay in Europe, the provider list gets shorter and the trade-offs get clearer.
Cloud Free Tiers Compared: What You Actually Get
Free tiers come in three shapes, and the differences matter more than the headline numbers.
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…
Which Cloud to Use for AI and Machine Learning Work
Hosted models, training platforms and raw GPUs are three different needs. Picking the wrong one wastes money.
How to Choose a Cloud Provider Without Overthinking It
A short decision process that gets to a defensible answer, based on the constraints that actually differ between platforms.
IaaS, PaaS and SaaS: Which Layer You Actually Need
The three service models decide how much of the stack you run yourself. Choosing the wrong layer is an expensive mistake.
Service Quotas: Why a New Account Cannot Launch What You Expect
Every account ships with limits. Here is what they are for, where to find them, and how to get them raised.