Rootconf Mini 2024

Abstract

The usual approach to cost optimization is to focus on large scale infrastructure changes that lead to savings in the order of millions of dollars. However, there could be seemingly insignificant issues requiring small configuration fixes, which are often overlooked, but can cumulatively cause significant over expenditure. Overall cost optimization can only be achieved by addressing such issues.

The talk aims to discuss major contributors to infrastructure costs and highlights the importance of prioritizing cost optimization as an approach. A few real case scenarios experienced at Freshworks will be used to illustrate how major cost savings can be achieved through a combination of good observability and small fixes.

Key Takeaways

• Impact of identifying and addressing “leaks”
• Cost optimization as a practice
• Leveraging the power of underlying frameworks and systems
• Importance of institutionalizing appropriate observability

Audience

• SRE / DevOps Engineers - with a special focus on motivating junior engineers in these teams to explore cost saving opportunities in their everyday tasks.