cost-optimization

1# Cloud Cost Optimization
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3Strategies and patterns for optimizing cloud costs across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI.
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5## Purpose
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7Implement systematic cost optimization strategies to reduce cloud spending while maintaining performance and reliability.
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9## When to Use
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11- Reduce cloud spending
12- Right-size resources
13- Implement cost governance
14- Optimize multi-cloud costs
15- Meet budget constraints
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17## Cost Optimization Framework
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19### 1. Visibility
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21- Implement cost allocation tags
22- Use cloud cost management tools
23- Set up budget alerts
24- Create cost dashboards
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26### 2. Right-Sizing
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28- Analyze resource utilization
29- Downsize over-provisioned resources
30- Use auto-scaling
31- Remove idle resources
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33### 3. Pricing Models
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35- Use reserved capacity
36- Leverage spot/preemptible instances
37- Implement savings plans
38- Use committed use discounts
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40### 4. Architecture Optimization
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42- Use managed services
43- Implement caching
44- Optimize data transfer
45- Use lifecycle policies
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47## AWS Cost Optimization
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49### Reserved Instances
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51```
52Savings: 30-72% vs On-Demand
53Term: 1 or 3 years
54Payment: All/Partial/No upfront
55Flexibility: Standard or Convertible
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58### Savings Plans
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60```
61Compute Savings Plans: 66% savings
62EC2 Instance Savings Plans: 72% savings
63Applies to: EC2, Fargate, Lambda
64Flexible across: Instance families, regions, OS
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67### Spot Instances
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69```
70Savings: Up to 90% vs On-Demand
71Best for: Batch jobs, CI/CD, stateless workloads
72Risk: 2-minute interruption notice
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