jmaccabee

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   by jmaccabee 6y ago

   Yeah, we found AWS to be helpful throughout the cost optimization process. If you think about it, AWS probably also benefits from happier customers with more sustainable bills since it makes them less likely to look for more cost effective
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   by jmaccabee 6y ago

   We took an initial performance hit as a result of not moving everything to Ohio at once. We moved our EC2 machines first but then saw increased latency between other services like ECR (where we store our Docker images) and Kinesis Firehose
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   by jmaccabee 6y ago

   We're also happy to try and answer any questions the HN community has on how we did this or why it worked for us
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   How YipitData slashed $2.5M, or 50%, off our AWS bill(medium.com)

   29 points by jmaccabee 6y ago|6 comments
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   Ask HN: Do you scrape data? What do you use it for?

   7 points by jmaccabee 8y ago|8 comments
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   Ask HN: What's the most frustrating part about saving money?

   2 points by jmaccabee 10y ago|2 comments
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   by jmaccabee 10y ago

   What's the pain point being solved here?
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   by jmaccabee 10y ago

   I really like this idea!! Thanks
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   by jmaccabee 10y ago

   Cool idea! Thanks
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    by jmaccabee 10y ago

    Thanks! Are you interested specifically in coupons? One thing we've been brainstorming is an extension that offered a more comprehensive set of ways to save - coupons, cash back, deals, etc. Is that something you'd be interested i
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    Ask HN: What's your favorite way to save money?

    164 points by jmaccabee 10y ago|183 comments