Cost Optimization
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Jun 16, 2026
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2 min read
Why I replaced a NAT Gateway with a NAT Instance in a non-production environment—and cut networking costs by over 70%.
Cloud Infrastructure
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Jun 13, 2026
4 min read
Why I chose a MongoDB replica set over sharding—and avoided paying for complexity I didn't need.
Jun 10, 2026
Six cost optimization mistakes I repeatedly see in startup AWS environments.
