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Ask HN: Seeking Feedback from Hackers on My New Landing Page

1 points by sugate1 3y ago

sugate1 3y ago
Hey Hackers of Hacker News, I'm thrilled to share my latest project with you and would love to get your valuable feedback! Introducing a blend of CloudZero with a touch of Kiali (Istio) tailored specifically for SaaS developers to monitor and track both costs and carbon emissions. > Why Seek Hacker Feedback? Your insights, experiences, and suggestions are crucial in refining this platform. Whether you're a seasoned developer, a cloud expert, or passionate about sustainability in tech, I want to hear from you! Share your thoughts on the concept, features, or anything else that comes to mind. > Questions for You: - How do you currently manage and optimize your SaaS costs? - Are you actively considering the environmental impact of your applications, and if so, how are you addressing it? - Any specific features you'd love to see in a tool like this? Let's hack together to create a tool that not only empowers developers but also contributes to a more sustainable tech industry. Your feedback is gold, so don't hold back! Thanks for being an awesome community, and happy hacking!
- XCSme 3y ago
  Hey, congrats on the landing page: -> How do you currently manage and optimize your SaaS costs? My costs are usually fixed, as I buy/purchase VPS/dedicated server, no auto-scaling cloud -> I think environment impact of serving my landing page is negligible compared to other sources of pollution. What I care about is performance and user experience, I think for humanity it's better if I save a person 5 minutes each day by providing a faster/better app, which will also improve the carbon footprint. -> I am not sure exactly how it connects with all my services and calculates costs, I would be more concerned about providing all my requests/customer data to a 3rd party than about the environmental aspect. If no such detailed data is shared, then why is this tool better than creating a custom dashboard/graph that multiplies the requests count with a 1g CO2/request to calculate total output?
  - sugate1 3y ago
    Hey! Thank you very much for your feedback! -> I agree that optimizing costs is different in case of no auto-scaling or PaaS underlay. It's great to hear that you have a fixed cost structure with VPS/dedicated servers. -> Good to know, I agree either, but I think in the case of a huge backend (with a lot of microservices) it might have an important carbon impact. Indeed, the Cloud now has a greater carbon footprint than the airline industry (See: https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-staggering-ecological-impacts-of-computation-and-the-cloud/ https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-staggering-ecological...). -> Yes, we should be better at showing how we do and how it's a better alternative to in-house development. If you have any more thoughts or questions, feel free to share!

1 points by sugate1 3y ago

Hey Hackers of Hacker News, I'm thrilled to share my latest project with you and would love to get your valuable feedback! Introducing a blend of CloudZero with a touch of Kiali (Istio) tailored specifically for SaaS developers to monitor and track both costs and carbon emissions. > Why Seek Hacker Feedback? Your insights, experiences, and suggestions are crucial in refining this platform. Whether you're a seasoned developer, a cloud expert, or passionate about sustainability in tech, I want to hear from you! Share your thoughts on the concept, features, or anything else that comes to mind. > Questions for You: - How do you currently manage and optimize your SaaS costs? - Are you actively considering the environmental impact of your applications, and if so, how are you addressing it? - Any specific features you'd love to see in a tool like this? Let's hack together to create a tool that not only empowers developers but also contributes to a more sustainable tech industry. Your feedback is gold, so don't hold back! Thanks for being an awesome community, and happy hacking!

XCSme 3y ago
Hey, congrats on the landing page: -> How do you currently manage and optimize your SaaS costs? My costs are usually fixed, as I buy/purchase VPS/dedicated server, no auto-scaling cloud -> I think environment impact of serving my landing page is negligible compared to other sources of pollution. What I care about is performance and user experience, I think for humanity it's better if I save a person 5 minutes each day by providing a faster/better app, which will also improve the carbon footprint. -> I am not sure exactly how it connects with all my services and calculates costs, I would be more concerned about providing all my requests/customer data to a 3rd party than about the environmental aspect. If no such detailed data is shared, then why is this tool better than creating a custom dashboard/graph that multiplies the requests count with a 1g CO2/request to calculate total output?
- sugate1 3y ago
  Hey! Thank you very much for your feedback! -> I agree that optimizing costs is different in case of no auto-scaling or PaaS underlay. It's great to hear that you have a fixed cost structure with VPS/dedicated servers. -> Good to know, I agree either, but I think in the case of a huge backend (with a lot of microservices) it might have an important carbon impact. Indeed, the Cloud now has a greater carbon footprint than the airline industry (See: https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-staggering-ecological-impacts-of-computation-and-the-cloud/ https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-staggering-ecological...). -> Yes, we should be better at showing how we do and how it's a better alternative to in-house development. If you have any more thoughts or questions, feel free to share!