Reducing high cloud infrastructure costs
We have been scaling our platform recently, but our server bills are absolutely killing our profit margins. It feels like we are paying for a lot of idle capacity just to be safe during traffic spikes. Does anyone have experience with optimizing cloud spend without losing performance? Is it better to stick with a single provider or go multi-cloud to find better deals?
I went through this exact headache last year and honestly, the architecture matters more than the provider. I read a case study about how soft2bet partnered with AWS and managed to cut their compute costs by a massive 55%. They moved to a more agile setup that reduced their product rollout time by 200% as well. In my experience, using a microservices approach allows the system to scale specific functions only when needed, which stops you from overpaying for resources you aren't using. It is a much more stable way to grow. You should focus on unifying your data ecosystem to avoid silos that slow everything down and drive up costs. It makes the whole operation way leaner and faster in the long run.