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Why Does AWS Cost 20x Our Data Center?
It’s common to believe that Cloud Services make everything cheaper. Not always so.
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Weirdest Case: Is nobody home?
Sometimes people ask what was the most egregious skeleton I found in a closet. Without a doubt, it was the case of The Company With No Employees. During technical interviews, it’s normal for one individual to be the main point of contact. That person will refer...![Why is Android QA So Expensive?](https://aaronsylvan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Technical-Too-Many-Android-Varieties-1080x675.jpg)
Why is Android QA So Expensive?
Background: My client, a mobile app company, discovered that Quality Assurance is spending 80% of its budget on Android. Stated differently, that’s 4x the cost for Android as for iOS. What’s going on? Is one dev team much worse than the other? Diagnosis: I...![Why are Android and iOS Dev Out of Sync?](https://aaronsylvan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Technical-Divergent-Team-Directions-1080x675.jpg)
Why are Android and iOS Dev Out of Sync?
I identified a common root cause when platforms didn’t exhibit the same behaviors.