How Cloud Providers Now Charge for Inbound Data Processing
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Episode 102 of Cloud Computing with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna dive into a new fee structure quietly appearing on cloud bills: charges for inbound data processing. For years, uploading data to the cloud was free, but AWS, Azure, and GCP are now testing or rolling out per-gigabyte fees for data ingestion through certain services like AWS Direct Connect and Azure ExpressRoute. Lucas breaks down the numbers: a typical enterprise uploading 50 terabytes a month could see a new $2,500 monthly line item. Luna questions whether this breaks the long-standing cloud value proposition of free ingress, and they debate whether this is a profit grab or a response to infrastructure costs. The episode also covers workarounds like using third-party transit providers and whether net neutrality principles apply to cloud networks. #CloudComputing #AWS #Azure #GCP #CloudBilling #DataIngress #CloudCosts #Technology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #CloudInfrastructure #FinOps #CloudPricing #DataTransfer #NetworkFees #CloudEconomics #DigitalInfrastructure #EnterpriseTech Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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