Cloud Cost

Noun · Hacker Culture

Definitions

  1. The money spent on cloud infrastructure and managed services, often discussed in relation to efficiency, surprise bills, and scaling habits. In startup and ops culture, cloud cost is one of the fastest ways a good technical decision can become a business problem.

    In plain English: The amount spent on cloud services and infrastructure.

    Example: "The redesign was approved only after the team proved it would lower cloud cost enough to offset the migration work within two quarters."

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