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Overhauling AWS account access with Terraform, Granted, and GitOps

By Mike Julian

Duckbill breaks down their method of accessing thousands of client AWS accounts in a way that preserves ease-of-access, maintains data confidentiality, and still providing all the permissions needed.

A Simple, Yet Effective Cost Optimization Framework

By Mike Julian

When Corey and I started The Duckbill Group in 2019, I sat down with Corey and asked him to braindump everything he looks at when assessing a client’s AWS spend in the first pass. I then came up with a simple framework that’s easy to memorize and still serves us today. Step 1: Turn that […]

Should I Purchase AWS Through a Reseller?

By Mike Julian

There are multiple good reasons to purchase AWS through a reseller — and a couple big reasons why you shouldn’t.

Why Benchmarks Miss The Mark for AWS Spend

By Mike Julian

How much should I be spending on an AWS service? External benchmarks for AWS spending and usage aren’t as useful as you might think.

What’s the Difference Between an EDP and a PPA?

By Mike Julian

What’s the Difference Between an EDP and a PPA?

Tl;dr Nothing, they’re functionally the same thing.

Why Cloud Finance Is Broken and Ineffective

By Mike Julian

Cloud finance is more “cloud” than “finance.” This fundamental misunderstanding leads to very ineffective cloud finance efforts. Here’s how to fix them.

Incentive Alignment

Protecting Our Clients: Incentive Alignment

By Mike Julian

We take our role in protecting our clients quite seriously, and that starts with aligning incentives.

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