Category: cost optimization
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Rob Pankow
Jun 3rd, 2026 | 10 min read
NVMe Storage Cost Optimization in 2026: Erasure Coding, Thin Provisioning, and Compute Efficiency
NVMe drives deliver the performance Kubernetes stateful workloads need, but triple replication and thick provisioning multiply their cost fast. Here is a practical breakdown of erasure coding economics, thin provisioning, and how sub-millisecond latency reduces compute waste.
Chris Engelbert
Oct 10th, 2024 | 12 min read
AWS Storage Optimization - Avoid EBS Over-provisioning
"Cloud is expensive” is an often repeated phrase among IT professionals. What makes the cloud so expensive, though? One element that significantly drives cloud costs is storage over-provisioning and…
Rob Pankow
Aug 11th, 2024 | 11 min read
AWS Storage Optimization: Best Practices for Cost and Performance
Managing storage costs in AWS environments has become increasingly critical as organizations scale their cloud infrastructure. With storage often representing 20-30% of cloud spending, AWS storage…
Chris Engelbert
Feb 28th, 2024 | 9 min read
AWS EBS Pricing: A Comprehensive Guide
In the vast landscape of cloud computing, Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) stands out as a crucial component for storage in AWS’ Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service), as well as other AWS…