Moving to the cloud is supposed to save money, but of course that’s not always the case. Over on VSM sister site Redmond, columnist and Microsoft MVP Joey D’Antoni digs into all the ways the cloud can turn into a surprise money pit – fixed vs. variable pricing, sneaky charges for things like log ingestion, and network egress fees that don’t show up in calculators.
https://redmondmag.com/articles/2025/07/17/take-control-of-your-cloud-bill.aspx
If you’ve ever been burned by an unexpected AWS/Azure/GCP charge (or found a clever way to rein in costs) we’d love to hear your war stories.