What is your cloud database really costing you? Sharded MySQL, cloud Postgres, etc. may look cheaper because of the lack of a fee to license the database software, but that's hiding massive under-the-waterline costs required to actually set up and operate these databases at scale. Dig into the real numbers based on our investigation of 7 real-world companies operating at scale. 0:00 Intro 0:29 The case of a major electronics brand 0:57 The secret costs of distributed MySQL 1:38 Real costs of cloud SQL at a smaller company 1:52 How the electronics firm reduced costs 1:59 CockroachDB vs. Cloud PostgreSQL 2:22 The risks and costs of downtime 2:39 Risks and costs of cloud vendor lock-in 2:56 Conclusion