Cloud Costs Every Programmer Should Know

In a world where cloud resources come with significant costs, Vantage Team provides a comprehensive guide for programmers to estimate monthly expenses for various cloud services, offering a breakdown of costs associated with common computing resources such as data storage, network traffic, CPU, and memory. The guide includes specific cost examples for projects using Kubernetes clusters, Postgres deployments, and self-managed Kafka services, highlighting the importance of understanding these expenses for effective budgeting and project planning. By providing a detailed list of resource costs, such as $30 per vCPU and $25 per 8GB memory, alongside insights into potential discounts and regional variations, the guide empowers developers to make informed decisions and optimize their cloud infrastructure spend. Additionally, it underscores the necessity of monitoring tools like custom metrics and logging, which also contribute to overall expenditure, and emphasizes the practical application of these estimates through examples, facilitating quick, rough calculations without complex tools.