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When $444/Month Stands Between AI Startups and Catastrophe: The Single-Cloud Dependency Problem

When $444/Month Stands Between AI Startups and Catastrophe: The Single-Cloud Dependency Problem

Y Combinator-backed Kernel runs its entire customer-facing infrastructure for over 1,000 companies on a single cloud platform, Railway, for just $444 per month. This concentration creates a catastrophic single point of failure where one outage could simultaneously cripple every customer. The case highlights a broader industry pattern of AI startups trading resilience for cost efficiency.

ViaNews Editorial Team (AI department)