Applying Cost Optimization Tools to Your AWS Workloads

Applying Cost Optimization Tools to Your AWS Workloads

2h 53mIntermediate2024-08-22

Authors

Mark Wilkins

Mark Wilkins

Author, Technical Trainer, AWS Cloud Expert

Course details

Explore the costs associated with a hosted application stack at AWS. Instructor Mark Wilkins explores how to use AWS cost-related tools to better understand how costs are calculated, as well as how to optimize workloads to reduce costs. Mark provides guidance on working within the Billing and Cost Management console and AWS Cost and Usage Reports. He also covers the Cost Optimization pillar of the AWS Well-Architected Framework and how to follow the recommended cost optimizations. Upon completing this course, you'll have the knowledge you need to better ensure that your projects are both effective and economical.

Skills covered

Cloud AdministrationAmazon Web Services (AWS)AmazonCloud ServicesCloud PlatformsCloud ComputingOne-Off

Concepts

Introduction

  • AWS Cost Management tools

Understanding AWS Cloud Pricing

  • AWS pricing concepts
  • Tiered pricing concepts
  • Understanding EBS storage pricing at AWS
  • Understanding compute pricing at AWS
  • Networking and data transfer costs
  • Calculate AWS Config usage
  • Calculate the costs of a hosting a dynamic web application
  • Cost optimization pillar - AWS Well-Architected Framework

AWS Cost Management Tools

  • AWS Billing and Cost Management console
  • AWS Cost Explorer
  • AWS Cost and Usage Reports
  • Working with Cost and Usage Reports
  • AWS Trusted Advisor cost optimization checks
  • AWS Budgets
  • Create a cost and usage budget with customized alerts
  • Consolidated billing using AWS Organizations
  • Creating tags
  • AWS costing tools to enable
  • Using the AWS Pricing Calculator

AWS Cost Optimization Strategies

  • Right-sizing EC2 instances
  • AWS EC2 Auto Scaling and predictive scaling
  • Scaling AWS compute resources
  • S3 storage classes
  • S3 object lifecycle policies
  • Lifecycle policies
  • Data archiving with S3 Glacier
  • Managing EBS snapshot costs
  • Cost allocation tags

Are You Well-Architected

  • Understanding the cost optimization pillar
  • Cloud financial management
  • Enabling Cost Optimization tools
  • Cost-effective resources
  • Managing supply and demand with resources
  • Establishing sustainability goals
  • Well-Architected Tool

Conclusion

  • Next steps
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