Understanding AWS WAF pricing and cost management
Understand AWS WAF pricing, from Web ACL fees to per-request charges. Learn how to manage costs using rule optimization, rate-limiting, and Shield Advanced.
How to build an effective AWS chargeback model for your organization
Build an effective AWS chargeback model to attribute costs to teams. Use best practices for tagging and shared cost allocation to drive cloud accountability.
How Graviton-based RDS instances compare to x86: is migration worth it?
Compare AWS Graviton and x86 RDS instances. Migrating to ARM can reduce costs by 20% and boost performance for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MariaDB workloads.
Optimizing machine learning price-performance with AWS Graviton instances
Optimize machine learning price-performance by 40% with AWS Graviton. Learn how Graviton4 boosts Llama 3.1 inference by 160% and accelerates XGBoost training.
How to build highly available AWS architectures on a budget
Achieve 99.99% AWS availability on a budget. Learn to optimize multi-AZ redundancy, leverage spot instances, and eliminate hidden cross-AZ networking costs.
Balancing AWS multi-region performance with operational costs
Compare AWS multi-region and Multi-AZ architectures. Balance low latency and high availability targets against data transfer fees and hidden cost drivers.
Balancing resilience and spend: a guide to AWS disaster recovery cost optimization
Optimize AWS disaster recovery costs by balancing RTO and RPO. Compare pilot light and warm standby strategies to reduce cloud egress fees and storage spend.
AWS cost optimization for startups
Stop wasting startup runway on idle AWS resources. Learn to optimize costs by rightsizing compute, choosing Savings Plans, and tuning storage lifecycle rules.
How to automate AWS Savings Plan purchases with native tools
Learn to automate AWS Savings Plan purchases with native tools like Lambda and EventBridge. Use the CreateSavingsPlan API to eliminate manual financial tasks.
How to build a FinOps team: a guide for IT and finance leaders
Learn how to build a FinOps team to bridge the gap between IT and finance. Explore models and roles to boost AWS cost savings and improve forecasting accuracy.