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AWS Cost Optimization
By Evgeny Anikiev | October 9, 2026
Most AWS cost work fails because people start in the wrong place. They open Cost Explorer, sort by largest service, and begin resizing EC2 instances - which is the slowest, …
EKS SOC 2 Readiness: What Auditors Actually Check
By Evgeny Anikiev | August 11, 2026
For an EKS-based SaaS platform, SOC 2 readiness is less about passing a Kubernetes security checklist and more about demonstrating three things: that security controls are implemented, that they are …
EKS Security Audit Checklist: 20 Checks to Verify
By Evgeny Anikiev | August 11, 2026
I've reviewed EKS environments for SaaS and fintech companies ranging from small clusters running a handful of services to multi-environment platforms hosting dozens of applications. The size of the cluster …
Why Is My AWS Bill So High? Causes & Fast Fixes
By Evgeny Anikiev | August 11, 2026
A jump in the AWS bill doesn't necessarily mean the business is growing. Some of the sharpest increases I investigate come from a single deployment that changed how something behaves …
AWS Cost Optimization for SaaS: Protect Your Margins
By Evgeny Anikiev | August 11, 2026
For a growing SaaS company, the AWS bill is the wrong thing to optimise. It should grow - the question is whether it grows more slowly than revenue. When cloud …
AWS Cost Optimization Before Fundraising: A Founder Guide
By Evgeny Anikiev | August 11, 2026
AWS cost optimization before fundraising is no longer optional for startups heading into a Series A, B, or growth round. Investors scrutinize burn rate and unit economics long before they …
Reduce RDS Costs: A Practical Right-Sizing Guide
By Evgeny Anikiev | August 10, 2026
RDS is one of the most common large lines on an AWS bill, and one of the least revisited. Databases get sized for launch day, put on Multi-AZ, given generous …
EC2 Rightsizing: Cut Compute Costs Safely
By Evgeny Anikiev | August 10, 2026
EC2 rightsizing means matching each instance's size and family to what the workload actually needs, instead of what felt safe at launch. Most instance types are chosen once and never …
AWS Data Transfer Costs: How to Cut NAT and Egress
By Evgeny Anikiev | August 10, 2026
When I review an AWS bill, the line that most often looks wrong is a NAT Gateway charge that is out of proportion to the application's compute. The instinct is …