Uboreshaji wa gharama kwenye AWS unajumuisha kuongeza ukubwa sahihi wa rasilimali, kuchagua miundo ya bei inayofaa, kuondoa taka, na kufuatilia matumizi kwa kuendelea. Kwa kuwa gharama za mtoto unaweza kuongezwa sana, kuboreshwa ni nidhamu muhimu na inayoendelea — na ni pillar ya Well-Architected Framework.
Kuongeza ukubwa sahihi na kuondoa taka
✓ RIGHT-SIZE — match instance/resource sizes to actual usage (don't over-provision;
many resources are oversized → wasted money). Use metrics to size correctly.
✓ ELIMINATE WASTE — find and remove UNUSED resources:
→ idle/stopped-but-still-billed resources, unattached EBS volumes, old snapshots,
unused Elastic IPs, forgotten test/dev environments
→ a forgotten running instance costs money 24/7
✓ Shut down non-production environments when not in use (nights/weekends)
