Topic
The multi-quarter AWS/Azure spend optimization cycle used as the template now being applied to SaaS budgets.
A dev.to breakdown pairs each idle AWS resource type with a measurement window and a monthly list price. Eleven such resources add up to about $1,016 a month.
Reality
A June 2026 AWS audit found the biggest fixed line was a framework default, not a feature. The test that caught it was pricing each charge at 100x usage instead of today's.
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A developer who once preached managed databases now runs Postgres on a Firecracker microVM. The interesting part is not the price gap, it is which job moves back onto your desk.
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UBS asked 12 Fortune 500 CIOs and CTOs why software budgets softened. Price-increase backlash, AI crowding out and mix shift all ranked above macro, and nobody blamed seasonality.
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