"But the published pricing model didn't make many waves because few bothered to do the math."
http://www.informationweek.com/news/cloud-computing/platform/231600672It has been 3-4 yrs since we all have started deploying & using IaaS stack to suffice different business use cases that we have. Though cloud has been a proponent for on-demand virtual resource utilization it is becoming apparent that it adds up to a huge cost once your deployments become serious & more dedicated.
Came across this article which bubbles up the same with GAE though same pattern is becoming obvious with other vendors like Amazon/Rackspace & more.
Good news, Attribo is spearheading in this direction & soon will announce GA for Attribo Cost Control Center for one to have a much clear & more actionable cost control strategy.
Its becoming apparent that having part of your business deployed on Amazon AWS is slowly eating up on your teams time elsewhere. The on-demand paradigm is finally coming to age & hence a need for a tool to occupy this gap. Operational Insights is not a buzzword anymore its the reality for anyone managing their stack on Amazon AWS. With virtual resources growing at a rapid pace, its hard to have a single consolidated view into what, where, who & why.
