Cloud Costs

Illustrative scale comparing a "Managed Platform (e.g., SageMaker)" with a "Self-Hosted Stack," showing a smaller resource block and fewer people for the managed platform, balanced against more resources and people for the self-hosted stack

Is a Managed Platform (e.g., SageMaker) Ever Cheaper? A Break-Even Analysis for Startups

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Is a Managed Platform (e.g., SageMaker) Ever Cheaper? A Break-Even Analysis for Startups I. Introduction: The Build vs Buy Dilemma in MLOps 🛠️💰 Many early-stage startups fall into the trap of thinking that open source = free. While it’s true that tools like MLflow, Kubeflow, or Seldon Core don’t have licensing fees, the reality is […]

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Illustrative iceberg depicting "Free Open Source MLOps Tools" above the water, and various AWS services with dollar signs below, representing hidden infrastructure costs

The True Cost of “Free”: Analyzing Hidden Infrastructure Costs of a Self-Hosted MLOps Stack on AWS

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The True Cost of “Free”: Analyzing Hidden Infrastructure Costs of a Self-Hosted MLOps Stack on AWS I. Introduction: Why “Free” Self-Hosted MLOps Isn’t Free đź’¸ When startups hear the phrase “open-source MLOps”, the first thought is often “free”. Unfortunately, the cost realities of self-hosted MLOps hit hard once the first cloud bill arrives. Running a

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