Mastering AWS Cost Optimisation
summary
AWS announces practical cost tools and concrete rules: Compute Optimizer idle recommendations flags idle EBS (example: <1 IOPS/day over 14 days) plus RDS/Aurora right‑sizing, GP2→GP3 and Graviton migration suggestions; Savings Plans Purchase Analyzer lets teams set custom lookback windows, exclude plans expiring in 90 days, model 1‑ or 3‑year terms and payment options and shows post‑purchase coverage/utilization; DynamoDB reserved capacity recommendations simulate scenarios to maximize savings (up to 77%), and five organizational pillars (exec sponsorship, finance, resources, processes/tools, cost‑aware culture) drive adoption.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Welcome and introduction
- 1:49Four pillars of cost management
- 3:37New AWS cost optimization features
- 5:20Reducing waste with idle recommendations
- 8:49Optimizing database workloads
- 11:39Managing commitment discounts
- 14:49DynamoDB reserved capacity
- 18:20Strategic implementation framework
- 19:44Five pillars for change deployment
- 25:01Building cost-aware culture
- 26:04Next steps and resources
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