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June Changes to AWS and GCP Commitment Sharing
Show HN: Free AWS and GCP and Azure Cost Observability
Hi HN community,Kaveh here, CEO and founder of www.usage.ai (although there is an incredible team around me)!Some time ago, we worked on cloud cost observability for AWS + GCP + Azure, and even added Snowflake and Databricks. We sold a couple licenses for it, but decided to stick to and continue investing in our core offering which is saving money on AWS/GCP/Azure - the product on our website -...
Show HN: We built a product to help companies reduce AWS/GCP/Azure spend by 50%
Hey HN: Kaveh here, founder of https://www.usage.ai/We help companies drive down AWS, GCP, and Azure spend. Why? Because the way it's done now is a pain. DevOps and Software Engineers end up spending time managing costs rather than focusing on business problems.I have been building Usage AI for almost 4 years now (4 year anniversary in 1 month from now!) with an incredible group of founding...
Show HN: AWS Savings CoPilot to save up to 50%
Hi HN community,My name is Kaveh, I'm the founder and CEO of www.usage.aiI launched on HN last year with the first version of Usage AI, we used Standard RIs and the RI marketplace to give customers the ability to buy 3-year no-upfront RIs which yielded 57% savings with none of the commitment.In conjunction with AWS, we have since moved to using Convertible Reserved Instances which are the most...
Cloud Savings Company Usage.ai Announces $9M VC Financing Round
Show HN: EC2 Pricing Page (Free)
Hi everyone, Kaveh here: Founder of www.usage.aiWe just launched a free tool that helps you compare EC2 prices. It's simple and straightforward for now, but I would love the community's thoughts on how we can make it better (or if AWS's pricing page is already good enough).It requires no log-in or sign-up. You can access it directly here:https://ec2pricing.usage.ai/Feel free to ping me directly...
Re:Show HN: Usage 2.0 – Cut AWS Spend by 57% in 5 Minutes
on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @05:53PM (#34989467)
This is mainly in reference to the fact that Reserved Instances don't have any bearing on the instances themselves (ie. no code change, performance chance, server downtime, etc.).
The 57% savings is the difference between the 3-year, no-upfront, standard Reserved Instance rate and the On-demand rate (for RDS it is 30% vs on-demand)
As far as compute savings plans:
1-yr SP is anywhere from 26-29% savings vs on-demand
3-year Sp is anywhere from 49-52% savings vs on-demand
... but note that these commitments are non-transferrable. Customers find our tailorable commitments to be a healthy blend of savings + safety against over-committing to volume they may not need
Re:Show HN: Usage 2.0 – Cut AWS Spend by 57% in 5 Minutes
on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @05:51PM (#34989448)
We actually have a strong positive relationship with AWS! They're helping us by introducing us to their customers, and we can also be purchased on the AWS marketplace: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-3sq4hhmmwb5fg...
Re:Show HN: Usage 2.0 – Cut AWS Spend by 57% in 5 Minutes
on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @05:14PM (#34989088)
I like to say we're a marketmaker for cloud contracts. Our recommendations take our current inventory into account and it's been very effective considering the amount of 'trades' we successfully make each day. That aside, We also have a considerable amount of cash set aside for an event like this.
Re:Show HN: Usage 2.0 – Cut AWS Spend by 57% in 5 Minutes
on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @05:00PM (#34988951)
For now we're all-in on AWS, but have plans on going to Google Cloud later this year!
Re:Show HN: Usage 2.0 – Cut AWS Spend by 57% in 5 Minutes
on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @04:57PM (#34988922)
Good to hear. :-)
Re:Show HN: Usage 2.0 – Cut AWS Spend by 57% in 5 Minutes
on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @04:54PM (#34988886)
In a way. Resellers typically incorporate a company's AWS organization into theirs, and via resource sharing of savings instruments, are able to pass on savings to their customers within their portfolio. Since they have an AWS organization that is comprised of many companies and their AWS accounts, they are able to negotiate special pricing arrangements with AWS (typically in the form of an EDP) based on the total spend of that consolidated organization.
We use similar instruments but allow you to maintain the independence of your AWS organization for what is usually higher savings.
Re:Show HN: Usage 2.0 – Cut AWS Spend by 57% in 5 Minutes
on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @04:43PM (#34988755)
You can start with as little as one 4GB instance!
Re:Show HN: Usage 2.0 – Cut AWS Spend by 57% in 5 Minutes
on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @04:41PM (#34988734)
Appreciate your support!
Re:Show HN: Usage 2.0 – Cut AWS Spend by 57% in 5 Minutes
on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @04:32PM (#34988642)
We've heard similar horror stories -- we're hoping to make the cloud a little more manageable!
Show HN: Usage 2.0 – Cut AWS Spend by 57% in 5 Minutes
Hey HN: Kaveh here, the founder of https://www.usage.ai/We launched on Hacker News for the first time early last year, and we've made a lot of progress since then. We've saved tens of millions of dollars for companies, and we are even more excited to announce the launch of a new product: insured reservations for RDS! We worked closely with AWS on this feature and are excited to finally make it...
Re:Show HN: I Market-Make AWS Cloud Contracts to Save Companies $40M+
on Friday January 06, 2023 @11:37PM (#34285245)
Thank you!
Show HN: I Market-Make AWS Cloud Contracts to Save Companies $40M+
Hey HN: Kaveh here, the founder of https://www.usage.ai/We help companies drive down AWS EC2 spend by buying and selling 3-year no-upfront reserved instances. Why? Because there's almost no liquidity on the AWS EC2 RI Marketplace and it can take a while, if at all, to sell an RI if you need to stop using one.Previous to founding Usage, I worked at JPMorgan Chase as a summer analyst.Here's how...
Re:Tell HN: I grew Usage AI from $0 to millions in ARR in < 1 year
on Friday December 23, 2022 @07:39PM (#34112478)
Hi everyone, Kaveh here, founder of Usage AI. Would love to get the community's thoughts here and answer any questions y'all might have!
Re:Tell HN: I grew Usage AI from $0 to millions in ARR in < 1 year
on Friday December 23, 2022 @05:38PM (#34111395)
When I first met him he told me he was living in a tiny appt in Hell's Kitchen (NYC neighborhood) but was looking for a new job. He’d just moved to the city from Colorado and was trying to reset. I knew he had a great work ethic and that he was a self starter so decided to take a risk. 100% worth it. He’s closed well over a million in deals and now runs our sales team.
Re:Tell HN: I grew Usage AI from $0 to millions in ARR in < 1 year
on Friday December 23, 2022 @05:02PM (#34111094)
Nope! If the savings are zero, we aren't paid so they do not remain a client. :-)
Tell HN: I grew Usage AI from $0 to millions in ARR in < 1 year
Usage AI started out as a way for my friends and I to save on our AWS bills for weekend side projects - it was a solution to a problem we all had: expensive AWS bills. Since then, it’s grown to a company with over 150 clients, 16 employees, dozens of new features, and millions in ARR. We’ve grown to support 50+ of the top instance types with guaranteed buyback and the dashboard now features...
ChatGPT: The next big threat to software engineers?
As more and more organizations begin to adopt ChatGPT for their software development processes, it's important to carefully consider the potential risks associated with this powerful tool.One of the most significant risks of using ChatGPT is the potential for job losses and a decline in the demand for software engineering skills. As ChatGPT automates many of the tasks traditionally performed by...
Show HN: I wrote a free eBook about cutting down AWS costs
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2022)
on Thursday September 01, 2022 @03:40PM (#32681931)
Usage AI (https://www.usage.ai/) | Sales Development Representative | ONSITE | Full-time | EST | NYC
Our team is in need of Sales Reps to manage and build our sales pipeline.
We just closed a couple of million in funding and are growing pretty nicely. We need to add even more smart people to our team! :)
We test for basic knowledge of AWS and AWS cost optimization -- the rest can be taught on the job!
If you have any questions or want to apply send an email to [email protected].
Decoding FinOps
Re:Decoding AWS Reserved Instances
on Thursday September 01, 2022 @01:15PM (#32679664)
Great to see https://www.usage.ai/ mentioned here. I'm the founder & CEO, happy to answer any questions here.
Re:Show HN: Easy Amazon EC2 Instance Comparison
on Monday June 13, 2022 @11:38AM (#31727057)
Here's a direct link to the free EC2 Pricing Page: https://ec2pricing.usage.ai/
Let me know your thoughts! :-)
Show HN: Easy Amazon EC2 Instance Comparison
Hi everyone,My name's Kaveh: I'm the founder of www.usage.aiEC2 Pricing: https://ec2pricing.usage.ai/I thought the previous generation of EC2 Pricing Pages were getting quite slow and a bit buggy. So, I'm excited to announce that we launched a free, new EC2 pricing page for the community.Do you often look up EC2 Pricing? Would love to hear your thoughts direct: [email protected]