Cloud Cost Review Checklist

Answer first: Cloud Cost Review Checklist — a practical field guide from Shriram IT Ventures for engineering and product leads who need decisions, not decks.

Context & who this is for

Ship a thin vertical slice, measure, then widen. Big-bang rewrites rarely survive contact with production.

Architecture decisions that age well

Instrument the happy path and the exception path — silent failures are what turn launches into fire drills.

Implementation checklist

Prefer boring technology where the risk is operational, and reserve novelty for the actual product wedge.

Failure modes we see in the wild

Instrument the happy path and the exception path — silent failures are what turn launches into fire drills.

Measurement & rollout

Prefer boring technology where the risk is operational, and reserve novelty for the actual product wedge.

Updated regularly as delivery patterns change.