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Appendix: Cost Optimization (Expenditure and Usage Awareness) - AWS Well-Architected Framework Study Guide

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Appendix: Cost Optimization

How do you govern usage?

  • Develop policies based on your organization requirements
  • Implement goals and targets
  • Implement an account structure
  • Implement groups and roles
  • Implement cost controls
  • Track project lifecycle

How do you monitor usage and cost?

  • Configure detailed information sources
  • Identify cost attribution categories
  • Establish organization metrics
  • Configure billing and cost management tools
  • Add organization information to cost and usage
  • Allocate costs based on workload metrics

How do you decommission resources?

  • Track resources over their life time
  • Implement a decommissioning process
  • Decommission resources
  • Decommission resources automatically

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