Cost vs Stability in a Cloud Environment • Cat Swetel • GOTO 2024

This presentation was recorded at GOTO Chicago 2024. #GOTOcon #GOTOchgo https://gotochgo.com Catherine Swetel - Once Described as the Altoids of Lean-Agile Feminism @catswetel RESOURCES https://mastodon.social/@CatSwetel https://twitter.com/CatSwetel https://linkedin.com/in/catswetel Links https://blog.datomic.com/2024/05/Jepsen-tests-Datomic.html https://www.investidores.nu/en/financials/results-center/ https://www.cloudzero.com https://building.nubank.com.br/nubanks-engineering-principles-interview-with-ed-wible https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/nubank ABSTRACT In a cloud environment, where horizontal and vertical scaling are relatively easy and frictionless, engineers are often forced to choose between cost and stability. This talk posits that the cost versus stability trade-off is frequently imaginary. Stable systems are cost-effective systems. Join Cat to explore real-world examples of how focusing on stability can yield cost savings in a cloud environment. These real-world examples will also show how to frame engineering decisions in a way that accurately weighs cost and stability concerns, amongst others. This talk is well suited for application engineers, performance engineers, architects, and finops professionals. Some experience with cloud environments is helpful but not necessarily needed. [...] TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 05:55 Pix payments in Brazil 11:52 Cost vs Stability 15:20 Garbage collector drama 21:31 Culture change 26:39 Stable efficiency 27:15 What's next? 27:20 Engineering principles 27:32 Continuous resilience 28:16 See you next year? 287:48 Outro Read the full abstract here: https://gotochgo.com/2024/sessions/3359 RECOMMENDED BOOKS Forsgren, Humble & Kim • Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps • https://amzn.to/3tCz1xO John Arundel & Justin Domingus • Cloud Native DevOps with Kubernetes • https://amzn.to/3hKZvI5 Wynne, Hellesoy & Tooke • The Cucumber Book • https://amzn.to/3tEUINJ https://bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #CloudNative #HorizontalScaling #VerticalScaling #CatSwetel CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1