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01Cloud Fundamentals02IAM and Security03Networking BasicsPhase Exam
04Compute: EC205Storage: S306Databases: RDS & DynamoDB07Load Balancing and DNS08Messaging and IntegrationPhase Exam
09Serverless: Lambda10Containers: ECS11Infrastructure as Code12CI/CD PipelinesPhase Exam
13Security in Depth14Monitoring and Observability15Cost Optimization16Reliability and Disaster RecoveryPhase Exam
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HomePhase 4: Production Readiness15. Module 15: Cost OptimizationResources
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Resources: Module 15: Cost Optimization

Official documentation, whitepapers, FAQs, and supplementary reading.

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Module 15: Resources

Official Documentation

  • AWS Cost Explorer
  • Comparing Costs Between Time Periods
  • Managing Costs with AWS Budgets
  • Configuring Budget Actions
  • Cost Allocation Tags
  • Backfill Cost Allocation Tags
  • AWS Compute Optimizer
  • Compute Optimizer Rightsizing Preferences
  • What Are Savings Plans?
  • Savings Plans vs Reserved Instances
  • How Savings Plans Apply to Usage
  • AWS Free Tier
  • S3 Storage Classes
  • S3 Storage Lens
  • S3 Analytics: Storage Class Analysis
  • EBS Volume Types
  • AWS Pricing Calculator

AWS Whitepapers

  • Cost Optimization Pillar: AWS Well-Architected Framework
  • AWS Pricing Overview

AWS FAQs

  • AWS Billing and Cost Management FAQ
  • EC2 Pricing FAQ
  • S3 Pricing FAQ

AWS Architecture References

  • Cost Optimization: AWS Well-Architected Framework
  • Laying the Foundation: Setting Up Your Environment for Cost Optimization

AWS Bootcamp: From Novice to Architect Author: Samuel Ogunti License: CC BY-NC 4.0

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