How I Cut Observability Costs by 60% in 2 Days

If you don’t watch your infrastructure costs, you may end up with a huge bill at the end of the month. This is how an experienced engineer approached reducing observability costs.

Gregor Ojstersek and John Gallagher

Aug 10, 2026

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John Gallagher

I'm a Joyful Programming Coach who specialises in improving observability in Ruby on Rails apps. I've spent 20 years honing my software engineering skills and I'm here to pass on my knowledge to the next generation.

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How I Cut Observability Costs by 60% in 2 Days

If you don’t watch your infrastructure costs, you may end up with a huge bill at the end of the month. This is how an experienced engineer approached reducing observability costs.

This post is for paid subscribers