Corey is the Chief Cloud Economist at The Duckbill Group, where he specializes in helping companies improve their AWS bills by making them smaller and less horrifying. He also hosts the "Screaming in the Cloud" and "AWS Morning Brief" podcasts; and curates "Last Week in AWS," a weekly newsletter summarizing the latest in AWS news, blogs, and tools, sprinkled with snark and thoughtful analysis in roughly equal measure.
More Posts from Corey
Generative AI Builds a re:Invent Scavenger Hunt
By Corey QuinnLet’s begin with the tl;dr: At this year’s re:Invent, I’m hosting a photo scavenger hunt with significant prizes for “most items found” and “most creative entry.” Sign up through my webapp at findme.lastweekinaws.com. The rest of this post details how I built this app.
How to Stop Feeding AWS’s AI With Your Data
By Corey QuinnAWS may be using your data to train its AI models, and you may have unwittingly consented to it. Prepare to jump through a series of complex hoops to stop it.
The New Frontier of Cloud Economics: Why AWS Costs Are a Weighty Issue
By Corey QuinnAWS re:Invent looms larger on the calendar with each passing day, promising not just an avalanche of new services but also–let’s face it–some truly perplexing names. However, the oddity of AWS service names is low-hanging fruit. The true enigma lies in their labyrinthine pricing dimensions.
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