Cloud, Bots, and Bills: Why unwanted traffic can make a public API more expensive to defend
A few days ago I watched a developer on r/aws work through his first real month of production billing. The compute was fine. The database was fine. The unexpected line was the firewall: he was paying, per request, to inspect and reject traffic from bots that cost their operators very little to send. His verdict […]
AWS Summit Sydney 2025: Where Cloud Meets Community
What a week it’s been! As the dust settles on AWS Summit Sydney 2025, one thing remains crystal clear – while the technology showcased was impressive, it’s the people that make this event truly extraordinary. Anyone with a voice left after the last few days at ICC Sydney will tell you the same story: countless […]