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Cloud Contracts Now Meter Your IaC Drift Detection Runs
Episode 123 of The Cloud Business Podcast takes a deep dive into a quiet but costly change in cloud contracts: metering for Infrastructure as Code drift detection runs. Lucas and Luna explain how AWS CloudFormation and Terraform now charge per drift scan, why this matters for teams that rely on continuous compliance, and how one fintech company saw a $12,000 monthly bill jump after enabling automated hourly checks. They break down the economics of drift detection, compare pricing across AWS and HashiCorp, and offer practical strategies like reducing scan frequency and using event-driven…
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