Egress surprise: moving a petabyte to the cloud is free, pulling it back costs tens of thousands
DavidLinthicum · x · 2026-10-15
Cloud commentator David Linthicum notes that moving a petabyte to the cloud might be free, but getting it back can cost tens of thousands and take weeks. As businesses bring data back on-prem for AI training, data co-location becomes crucial — the asymmetric egress cost deserves early planning in any architecture.
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