A Better Alternative to the AWS Console
Hey HN: Kaveh here, the founder of https://www.usage.ai/ We launched a new free tool to help engineers understand their AWS spend. Why? Because the way it's done now is a pain. DevOps and Software Engineers end up end up becoming cloud accountants or end up forking over a big % of their AWS bill for a tool to understand costs rather than focusing on business problems. Previous to founding Usage, I worked on high-performance computing research at JP Morgan Chase and as a software engineer at a number of smaller startups. Here's how this new tool works: It's fully self-serve and…
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Hey HN: Kaveh here, the founder of https://www.usage.ai/ We launched a new free tool to help engineers understand their AWS spend. Why? Because the way it's done now is a pain. DevOps and Software Engineers end up end up becoming cloud accountants or end up forking over a big % of their AWS bill for a tool to understand costs rather than focusing on business problems. Previous to founding Usage, I worked on high-performance computing research at JP Morgan Chase and as a software engineer at a number of smaller startups. Here's how this new tool works: It's fully self-serve and free to use. You connect a limited-access IAM role (read-only + ability to manage RIs and SPs). You'll see cost reduction recommendations on the Recommendations tab, your active and utilization status on the Plans tab, and the ability to splice-and-dice your data on the Instance Search page via Filters. We make money off of a 20% Savings Fee. If you choose not to let Usage optimize your spend, you'll never need to spend money on Usage. Happy to chat directly [email protected] Have you experienced any issues with managing your company or organization's AWS expenses? We'd love to hear your feedback and ideas! Blog post: https://blog.usage.ai/new/ Try free: www.usage.ai
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