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Jay LaCroix
Jay LaCroix
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Jay LaCroix

Jeremy "Jay" LaCroix is a technologist and open-source enthusiast, specializing in Linux. He has a net field experience of 20 years across different firms as a Solutions Architect and holds a master's degree in Information Systems Technology Management from Capella University. In addition, Jay also has an active Linux-focused YouTube channel with over 250K followers and over 20M views, available at LearnLinuxTV, where he posts instructional tutorial videos and other Linux-related content. He has also written Linux Mint Essentials and Mastering Linux Network Administration, published by Packt Publishing.
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Keeping costs down: understanding how to save money and make cost-effective decisions

As you just saw, there were many components and configurations we had to implement in order to build a load-balanced solution in AWS. As we grow our AWS infrastructure and implement more solutions, we should also keep an eye on our bill. Although we can utilize the free tier for now, production applications will likely need more powerful instances than what the free tier will provide, and the free tier itself won’t last forever. Not only that, but we should also know how to check how our bill is trending to make sure we don’t accidentally implement something that is expensive or waste money by running something we no longer need.

In this section, we’ll explore some concepts around billing. Although it’s beyond the scope of this chapter to do a complete deep dive into the world of billing, the subsections that follow will provide you with essential advice to help prevent...

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Published in: Sep 2022Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781803234243

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Jay LaCroix

Jeremy "Jay" LaCroix is a technologist and open-source enthusiast, specializing in Linux. He has a net field experience of 20 years across different firms as a Solutions Architect and holds a master's degree in Information Systems Technology Management from Capella University. In addition, Jay also has an active Linux-focused YouTube channel with over 250K followers and over 20M views, available at LearnLinuxTV, where he posts instructional tutorial videos and other Linux-related content. He has also written Linux Mint Essentials and Mastering Linux Network Administration, published by Packt Publishing.
Read more about Jay LaCroix