Day25: Design Smart. Spend Less. Scale Right. Because every cloud decision has a price tag

Source: Dev.to

Cost‑concerned architecture reviews

Cost‑concerned architecture reviews specifically target the design and evaluation of cloud‑based systems in terms of cost, without reducing performance, security, or reliability.

“For cloud computing, all architectural decisions come with a price tag,” says Daniel Kraft, VP of Business Development. They enable early detection of unnecessary spending and contribute towards the development of financially sustainable systems.

Key focus areas

• Right‑sizing VMs, containers, serverless workloads
• Storage tiers & lifecycle policies
• Networking costs → data transfer, NAT gateways, load balancers
• High availability aligned with real business needs
• Scaling strategies (auto‑scaling vs. over‑provisioning)

Why it matters

• Prevents cloud cost surprises
• Improves ROI on cloud investments
• Encourages smarter design decisions
• Aligns engineering with business goals

Good cloud architecture isn’t just secure and resilient. It’s cost‑conscious by design.