Notes from the racks
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Moving a training pipeline off a hyperscaler without stopping it
You cannot pause research for a migration. A sequenced move that keeps runs going: data first, then one reproduced run, then a shadow period.
Sep 2, 2026
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What a training run actually costs
The hourly rate is rarely more than half the bill. The five line items that make up the rest, and how to measure cost per completed run.
Sep 2, 2026
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Leaving AWS: an exit plan for a mid-size workload
A sequenced plan for moving a mid-size production workload off a hyperscaler, with the costs and gotchas that only show up halfway through.
Aug 23, 2026
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Egress fees are the lock-in
Hyperscaler lock-in is not proprietary APIs. It is the price of moving your own data out, and it is a deliberate design choice.
Aug 23, 2026
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Right-sizing a Kubernetes cluster without overspending
Most Kubernetes bills are not a Kubernetes problem. A practical method for sizing nodes, setting requests and limits, and knowing when to scale out.
Aug 23, 2026
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