I'm curious if anyone has had experiences with using Milkstraw or other third-party tools for cutting down on costs, particularly around AWS services. It seems that Milkstraw has billing and read-only access for compute, meaning they can't lock you out of your account or modify your data, but I've heard some cautionary tales about tools like Pump.
I'm particularly interested in whether the potential savings figures—like 50% on EC2 and Fargate—are legit, even if they don't really address S3 costs, which account for a lot of our expenses. So, should we give these services a shot or stay away? Any insights would be appreciated!
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Honestly, a lot of these tools aren't very effective. There are only about 4 or 5 that really work well. The best ones focus on CUR analysis and GitOps for estimating costs. As far as rightsizing goes, it's more about usage than actual savings—you can't save money without cutting the right things. Also, Savings Plans are more about guessing future needs rather than real technical savings.
I agree! Using certain providers that require joining an AWS organization can just tie you into their model. We use Vantage, which looks at CUR data and gives practical savings tips without taking a hefty slice of what you save.
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