Sébastien Stormacq
6 tip to reduce your AWS bill
#1about 6 minutes
Understanding the AWS on-demand billing model
The pay-as-you-go model offers flexibility but requires careful management to avoid unexpected costs.
#2about 4 minutes
Reduce storage costs with S3 Intelligent-Tiering
Automatically move S3 objects between different storage tiers based on access patterns to optimize costs without performance impact.
#3about 4 minutes
Automate shutdown of non-production EC2 and RDS instances
Use the AWS Instance Scheduler to automatically stop development and test instances during off-hours to save significant costs.
#4about 6 minutes
Use EC2 Spot Instances for stateless workloads
Leverage unused EC2 capacity at a significant discount for interruptible workloads like containers, batch jobs, and build farms.
#5about 7 minutes
Commit to usage with flexible Compute Savings Plans
Receive a significant discount on EC2, Lambda, and Fargate usage in exchange for a one or three-year commitment to a consistent amount of spend.
#6about 4 minutes
Apply Reserved Instances for specific database services
While Savings Plans are best for EC2, Reserved Instances offer discounts for services like RDS, Redshift, and ElastiCache with a long-term commitment.
#7about 8 minutes
Find and remove unused resources with Trusted Advisor
Use AWS Trusted Advisor to identify and clean up underutilized resources like unattached EBS volumes, idle load balancers, and old snapshots.
#8about 7 minutes
Monitor your spending with AWS cost management tools
Utilize tools like Cost Explorer for analysis, AWS Budgets for alerts, and Trusted Advisor for optimization recommendations to maintain control over your bill.
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