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Busted budgets. Forgotten resources. Egress regrets.

We’ve all been there. Now it’s time to share your cloud cost confessions for a chance to win big (and maybe laugh about it later).

Tell us your cloud cost horror story, financial facepalm, or bill-shock blunder, and we’ll enter you into a raffle for a $500 Amazon gift card (terms & conditions apply).

How it works:

  1. Confess your cloud cost secrets! Share your anonymous confession—anyone can participate. If you’re based in the U.S., you can enter our raffle by including your business email and LinkedIn profile with your submission.
  2. As a thank you, eligible participants will receive a $25 Amazon gift card and a chance to win a $500 Amazon gift card in our raffle. Be sure to read the Official Terms and Conditions below.
  3. We’ll feature the most memorable confessions on our website and at our booth during FinOps X 2025. We’ll display all shared confessions anonymously.

We had a t2.medium instance we forgot to shut down after a POC. It ran for 14 months. Nobody knows what it did. We called it the Ghost of Dev Past.

Platform Engineer, Software Company

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Official Terms and Conditions

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

  1. SPONSOR
    The Cloud Cost Confessions Campaign (“Sweepstakes”) is sponsored by Ternary (“Sponsor”).
  2. ELIGIBILITY
    Open to legal residents of the United States who are at least 21 years old at the time of entry. Employees of Ternary and their immediate family members are not eligible to participate.
  3. ENTRY PERIOD
    The Sweepstakes begins on May 1, 2025, and ends on June 5, 2025 (the “Entry Period”). All entries must be received by 11:59 PM PT on June 5, 2025.
  4. HOW TO ENTER
    To enter, eligible participants must complete and submit the confession form during the Entry Period. Limit one (1) entry per person.
  5. PRIZES
    All eligible participants will receive one (1) $25 Amazon gift card distributed via email within one week of qualifying.
    One (1) lucky individual will win one (1) $500 Amazon gift card distributed via email.
    Prizes are non-transferable and cannot be redeemed for cash or substituted.
    Expiration dates and terms of use are subject to the issuing retailer’s terms.
  6. WINNER SELECTION & NOTIFICATION
    One (1) winner will be selected via random drawing on June 9, 2025. They will receive one (1) $500 Amazon gift card. The winner will be notified by email.
  7. GENERAL CONDITIONS
    By entering, participants agree to abide by these Official Terms and Conditions. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entry that violates these rules or tampers with the entry process. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable laws and regulations.
  8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
    Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, or misdirected entries, technical malfunctions, or any issues beyond its control. By entering, participants release Sponsor from any liability arising from participation or prize acceptance.
  9. PRIVACY
    Any personal information collected will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy and solely for the purpose of administering this Sweepstakes.

If you have any questions, please contact us.