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Duckbill Thursday Office Hours

Whether you’re dealing with unexpected cost spikes, struggling to forecast cloud expenses, or simply want to ensure you’re not overpaying, we’re here to help. Bring your questions and horrifying AWS bills to one of our weekly interactive sessions.

Thursdays, 10:00a – 10:30a PT

Understanding Data Transfer in AWS

The answer to “how much does it cost to move a gigabyte of data in AWS?” is, as it turns out, rather complex. We dove deep into AWS documentation (finding a bug here and there, even!) and hounded an untold number of AWS employees to come up with all the different prices and cost paths.

Last Updated February 2025

AWS Basics One-Pager

AWS isn’t a distinct product. It’s well over 200 products. Nobody, including AWS employees, is deeply familiar with all of them. We made you this one-pager that covers basically all you need to know in early discussion phases. (You can learn the rest as it comes up—the same way the rest of us do.)

The Unconventional Guide to AWS Cost Management

Managing and optimizing cloud costs is a complex, challenging problem that every company faces as their cloud spend grows.

Do you find yourself struggling to answer Finance’s questions about why the AWS bill is so high? Or the product manager’s questions about what it costs to run their product?

In The Unconventional Guide to AWS Cost Management, you’ll learn how your organization can approach managing cloud costs, the Duckbill Group’s Cloud Cost Maturity Model, and 10 specific, unconventional tips to help you optimize your AWS Cloud Spend.