We Left the Cloud

4 hours ago

Basecamp moved from cloud providers like AWS and Google to own hardware, saving an estimated $10 million over five years.
Infrastructure costs dropped by 50-67%, with no increase in staff during the transition.
Key benefits include improved performance, annual savings of $1 million, and using the Kamal deployment tool.
The decision was driven by high costs, complexity, and skepticism towards cloud pricing and serverless models.
The exit received media attention for its significant cost savings and practical approach to on-premises solutions.

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