Cost optimization

Deliver business value at the lowest price point.

Design principles

• Adopt a consumption mode (pay per use)

• Measure overall efficiency

• Adopt managed services and Stop spending on data center operations

• Analyze and attribute expenses. e.g: tags

AWS Services

• Expenditure awareness: AWS budgets, Cost explorer, Cost and usage report

• Cost-effective resources: Spot vs Reserved vs Glacier

• Matching supply and demand: ASG

• Optimize over time: Trusted Advisor

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