{"id":97364,"date":"2021-02-10T08:51:05","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T16:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/?p=97364"},"modified":"2021-08-12T06:40:44","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T13:40:44","slug":"finding-a-1up-when-free-cloud-credits-run-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/finding-a-1up-when-free-cloud-credits-run-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding a 1Up When Free Cloud Credits Run Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For people in the early stages of development, a cloud storage provider that offers free credits might seem like a great deal. And diversified cloud providers do offer these kinds of promotions to help people get started with storing data: Google Cloud Free Tier and AWS Free Tier offer credits and services for a limited time, and both providers also have incentive funds for startups which can be unlocked through incubators that grant additional credits of up to tens of thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n

Before you run off to give them a try though, it\u2019s important to consider the long-term realities<\/a> that await you on the far side of these promotions.<\/p>\n

The reality is that once they\u2019re used up, budget items that were zeros yesterday can become massive problems tomorrow. Twitter is littered with countless experiences of developers finding themselves surprised with an unexpected bill and the realization that they need to figure out how to navigate the complexities of their cloud provider\u2014fast.<\/p>\n

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we made the unfortunate mistake (and I’m sure this is how they get you) of not watching our cloud costs so when the generous credits ran out we were hit with big bills until we did major refactoring. Lessons learned early on<\/p>\n

\u2014 Yuan Gao (@mesetatron) December 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n