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AWS isn’t killing your business, you just suck at it
Lots of companies are quick to blame AWS for their problems. They should be blaming their own boneheaded moves instead.
You Need a Multi-Cloud Dashboard Because I Want To Sell You One
The only vendors selling multi-cloud dashboards are the ones who’d be out of business if you didn’t buy them.
Happy Birthday Werner Vogels!
After watching enough of his talks to recite them by heart, The Duckbill Group says “happy birthday” to Amazon CTO Werner Vogels in our own special way.
What the hell is a vCPU-based on-demand service limit?
AWS is very eager to tell you something that they can’t quite articulate.
Understanding Data Transfer in AWS
How much does it cost to move a terabyte of data in AWS? Who the hell knows. We tried though, and created a diagram to illustrate it.
How ConvertKit Could Lower Its $64K Monthly AWS Bill
ConvertKit posted their AWS bill, so I’ve given it a full analysis just like I do for our clients. Here’s six easy ways to improve their AWS bill.
What Would AWS Prime Look Like?
Introducing AWS Prime, a monthly subscription service that makes all of your cloudy dreams come true!
An Internal PaaS to Manage AWS: Don’t Do It!
Atlassian built an internal PaaS to manage AWS. This is usually a bad idea, and you’re not Atlassian.
Happy 75th Birthday Larry Ellison!
After 75 years of very distinctive work on this planet, The Duckbill Group says “thank you” to Oracle founder Larry Ellison in our own special way.
Microsoft Screws Customers and its Own Advocates Alike
Microsoft’s recent licensing change for Windows Server is a great modern-day example of why so many businesses hated Microsoft two decades ago. Is this an aberration, or are they back to their old tricks?
Why I Turned Down an AWS Job Offer
I once turned down a job offer from AWS, who told me my reasoning was preposterous. Last week they did exactly what I was afraid of.
Observerless: The hottest new thing in monitoring you’re already doing
Settle the monitoring vs observability debate by adopting Observerless principles–it’s the the hottest new thing in monitoring you’re already doing.