Why Cloud Bills Now Tax Load Balancer Data Processing
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This episode of Cloud Computing with Fexingo dives into a hidden cost that's quietly inflating cloud bills: load balancer data processing fees. While most teams focus on compute and storage, AWS, Azure, and GCP all charge per gigabyte of data that flows through their load balancers. For a mid-size e-commerce site handling 500 GB per day, that adds up to over $1,000 a month — often buried in the 'networking' line item. We break down the pricing models, how they differ across providers, and why this fee is becoming harder to ignore as traffic grows. Plus, we share three mitigation strategies including using TCP passthrough on the Nginx controller in Kubernetes, right-sizing your load balancer type, and leveraging AWS Global Accelerator to reduce per-GB costs. If you're managing a cloud bill over $10K a month, this episode is a must-listen. #CloudComputingWithFexingo #Aws #Azure #Gcp #LoadBalancer #DataProcessing #CloudCosts #Finops #Kubernetes #Nginx #AwsGlobalAccelerator #Savings #Technology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Episode134 #HiddenCosts #Networking Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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