1-Year Savings Plans: The Worst Tool for Cutting AWS Costs
AWS environments drift. Costs follow. Teams try to control the movement with partial commitments, short‑term discounts, and ad‑hoc corrections. The common pattern is predictable: a small set of three‑year commitments, a heavier layer of one‑year savings plans, and a persistent on‑demand tail that never seems to disappear. This structure looks safe, but the stability is […]