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AWS Money Saving Suite
Services you need to save the most
It’s easy to get lost in costs while working in the cloud.
One of the most frequent complaints involving cloud environments, is the sticker shock with your first few bills.
Unfortunately, the cost-optimization pillar is drastically under-leveraged. This leads to missed opportunities to save money while still meeting resource requirements.
Even if you don’t follow the pillar’s principles to a T, you can still benefit. You should be aware of the different services AWS provides to track and control costs.
I’d like to introduce you to a few common services and their use cases to help you save money in the cloud. The goal here is to provide better value to your business’s cloud environment.
AWS Cost Explorer
Cost explorer provides the most visibility into costs by allowing you to analyze your spending patterns. You can create dashboards and filter with parameters such as services used, region, etc. Additionally, you can come here to track your cost-saving initiatives.
