{"podcast":{"title":"Cloud Computing with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Modern Infrastructure Conversations","slug":"cloud-computing-with-fexingo-aws-azure-gcp-and-modern-infrastructure-conversations-7871918","podcast_index_feed_id":7871918,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/cloud-computing.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/cloud-computing/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":105,"summary":"Cloud computing is the backbone of modern business, but the landscape is shifting fast. Lucas and Luna cut through the vendor noise to examine the real-world strategies behind AWS, Azure, and GCP — from multi-cloud architectures to edge computing and container orchestration. Each episode takes a single infrastructure decision, like choosing a database service or designing for disaster recovery, and traces its implications for cost, latency, and developer productivity. Lucas brings deep technical fluency and a journalist's skepticism toward marketing claims; Luna tests each argument against case studies from companies like Netflix, Capital One, and Adobe. They don't just compare prices — they explore trade-offs in lock-in, compliance, and operational complexity. Whether dissecting a Kubernetes outage or the economics of serverless, the conversation is always grounded in concrete specs and real bills. This is the podcast for engineering leaders and cloud architects who want to make informed bets, not follow trends. But what happens when the cloud giants change their pricing mid-contract? That's exactly the kind of tension Lucas and Luna live inside — and the conversation that will r…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T08:17:01.746696+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cloud-computing-with-fexingo-aws-azure-gcp-and-modern-infrastructure-conversations-7871918"},"episode":{"title":"Why Cloud Bills Now Charge for API Call Volume","slug":"why-cloud-bills-now-charge-for-api-call-volume","published_at":"2026-06-28T08:12:38+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cloud-computing-with-fexingo-aws-azure-gcp-and-modern-infrastructure-conversations-7871918/why-cloud-bills-now-charge-for-api-call-volume","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cloud-computing-with-fexingo-aws-azure-gcp-and-modern-infrastructure-conversations-7871918","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/cloud-computing/episode-0078.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/cloud-computing/episode-0078.mp3","summary":"Episode 78 of Cloud Computing with Fexingo examines a major shift happening across AWS, Azure, and GCP: the move toward metering and charging for API call volume. Cloud providers have traditionally included API calls in compute or storage costs, but in 2026, new billing line items are appearing for control-plane and data-plane API requests separately. Lucas and Luna break down why this is happening, how it impacts enterprises running Kubernetes controllers, CI/CD pipelines, and event-driven architectures, and what a typical mid-size company can expect to see on its monthly bill. The episode uses a concrete example of a developer team at a fictional e-commerce company called SpireCommerce to illustrate the cost delta, and discusses strategies like caching, batching, and reducing polling frequency. Specific numbers are given: a 50-node Kubernetes cluster generating 5,000 API calls per hour can add $3,000 per month in new fees. Listeners learn one clear action item: audit your API call logs before your next contract renewal. #CloudBilling #APIPricing #AWS #Azure #GCP #Kubernetes #FinOps #CloudCosts #SpireCommerce #DevOps #CloudComputing #Technology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #CloudInfrastructure #APICalls #CloudEconomics #Episode78 Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Episode 78 of Cloud Computing with Fexingo examines a major shift happening across AWS, Azure, and GCP: the move toward metering and charging for API call…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":464,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cloud-computing-with-fexingo-aws-azure-gcp-and-modern-infrastructure-conversations-7871918/episodes/why-cloud-bills-now-charge-for-api-call-volume/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cloud-computing-with-fexingo-aws-azure-gcp-and-modern-infrastructure-conversations-7871918/why-cloud-bills-now-charge-for-api-call-volume.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}