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Data Egress Fees Are the New Cloud Tax
This week Lucas and Luna dig into one of the quietest line items on cloud bills: data egress. Why do AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud all charge to move data out of their networks? And why are those fees suddenly the center of regulatory and customer pushback? The episode walks through a real-world example: a mid-sized SaaS company that accidentally racked up a six-figure egress bill by syncing logs across regions. We break down the unit economics of egress pricing, how it compares to the near-zero cost of moving data inside a cloud, and why the major providers have started offering free egress…
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