The Cloud Repatriation Debate: When AWS Costs 10-100x More Than It Should

An in-depth analysis of cloud repatriation economics, examining real companies saving millions by leaving AWS. Jordan and Alex discuss 37signals' $2M annual savings, Dropbox's $74.6M optimization, hidden costs like egress fees ($90/TB) and NAT gateways, and when cloud still makes perfect sense.

The article that inspired the podcast: https://rameerez.com/send-this-article-to-your-friend-who-still-thinks-the-cloud-is-a-good-idea/

The Hackernews thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45816041

🔗 Full episode page: https://platformengineeringplaybook.com/podcasts/00015-cloud-repatriation-debate

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