AWS Cost Optimization 101

The good thing about AWS: you typically pay per usage. Understanding the pricing models of all the AWS services is hard. The following mind map provides guidance for reducing costs based on my experience from analyzing and reducing AWS bills for various clients. Download the mind map as a PDF for better readability. The beginning of the year is the perfect time to clean up and optimize. This also applies to your AWS bill. The following tips on how to cut costs with small effort. The best way to reduce costs is to purchase Savings Plans for baseline capacity.