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BYOC database architecture showing control plane managing databases inside your own cloud infrastructure
BYOC Database

What Is BYOC? A Smarter Alternative to Expensive Managed Databases

BYOC, or Bring Your Own Cloud, is a database deployment model where a third-party vendor manages your database  but the database itself runs

Somya Hallan Mar 28, 2026 24 mins read
Why AWS RDS is expensive, as a product growth scales from alpha to production, RDS costs explode from $5 to $14,204 with Multi-AZ and db.r6g.4xlarge instances
Cloud Database Costs

Why AWS RDS Is Expensive Once Your Product Starts Growing

If you’ve ever opened your cloud bill and paused a little longer than usual, you’re not alone. At some point in every growing product’s jour

Somya Hallan Mar 23, 2026 18 mins read
Managed vs Self Hosted Database: Which Is Better for Your Startup?
Database Infra

Managed vs Self Hosted Database: Which Is Better for Your Startup?

For years, most teams have defaulted to managed database services. They’re easy to set up, require minimal operational effort, and let devel

Somya Hallan Mar 22, 2026 13 mins read

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