Joachim Aumann, Olga Calvo

Mastering AWS Cost Optimization: Real-world technical and operational cost-saving best practices

A real-time dashboard was quoted at $500k per year. See how the 'Frugal Architect' mindset reduced that cost to less than $10 a month.

Mastering AWS Cost Optimization: Real-world technical and operational cost-saving best practices
#1about 2 minutes

Introducing the Frugal Architect mindset for cost optimization

The Frugal Architect concept treats cost as an integral part of system design rather than an afterthought, especially in the age of AI.

#2about 3 minutes

Establishing robust mechanisms for ongoing cost control

Rely on automated mechanisms and a continuous cycle of design, measurement, and observation to manage cloud costs effectively across large teams.

#3about 5 minutes

Treating cloud cost as a non-functional requirement

By defining cost as a key non-functional requirement, you can design architectures that scale costs directly with business traffic and outcomes.

#4about 3 minutes

Making architecture trade-offs to reduce dashboard costs

Questioning business requirements for features like real-time data and high availability can reveal architectural trade-offs that dramatically lower costs.

#5about 3 minutes

Gaining cost visibility with dashboards and proactive alerts

Link cloud spending directly to business drivers using dashboards and implement proactive alerts to detect and address cost anomalies before the monthly bill arrives.

#6about 3 minutes

Building a culture of continuous cost optimization

Treat cost optimization as an ongoing practice by fostering a FinOps culture and regularly modernizing workloads, such as upgrading instance types for better efficiency.

#7about 3 minutes

Embedding cost efficiency into future AI agent systems

As AI agents begin to write more code, it is critical to build cost optimization rules and protective mechanisms directly into these autonomous systems.

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