How we saved $20K a year by hosting our own map server on AWS using Tile Server

Welcome to the DevSecOps London Gathering July Event on Wednesday 23rd July!
📍 Hosted at Veracode, 36 Queen Street, London
📅 Wednesday, 23rd July
🕕 6:00–8:00 PM

This month, we’re diving into a real-world DevSecOps success story - one that saved $20K annually and made open-source work harder and more securely in production.

🎤 Talk Title:
How We Saved $20K Annually by Hosting Our Own Map Server on AWS Using TileServer
Speaker: Vimal Paliwal (AWS Community Builder & Cloud Architect)

Talk Synopsis:
When map service costs began increasing and compliance requirements demanded expensive licensing upgrades, Vim and his team made the move to a self-hosted TileServer solution on AWS, cutting costs by around 97% annually.

In this talk, Vim will take us through:

• Why and how the switch to TileServer happened
• The serverless AWS architecture behind the scenes
• Challenges with generating and managing map data
• The security controls layered in, including WAF, CloudFront Functions, Lambda Authorizer, and VPC Link
• Lessons learned and best practices for anyone scaling open-source solutions in the cloud

Whether you’re working on cloud cost optimisation, building secure infra, or scaling open-source in production, this is one to catch.

As always, there’ll be drinks, snacks, and networking with the community!

🎟️ RSVP now and join us on July 23rd!

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