Cloud Costs Optimization

Cloud cost optimization is not just a responsibility of the DevOps team and is a continuous process that primarily depends on the system architecture.

Sitaram spoke about the pragmatic approach his team took to reduce costs:

• Start with the lowest hanging fruits to get the momentum going.
• Then focus on the highest expenses but be aware of the change that needs to be done. Downgrading DB saves a lot but needs careful planning.
• Use the techniques at hand (Bash scripts/Spreadsheet) to collect data such as CPU/Memory to make informed decisions about proposed changes.
• Think of cost as an engineering problem. Bring visibility into cost allocation and set up continuous proactive monitoring and alerting.

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