The DevOps Engineer's Guide to AWS Cost Explorer

Mindset Shift: It's Not a Burden, It's a Superpower. 💪
The old mindset: AWS Cost Explorer is a finance tool, a burden that adds to our already full plates. 😩
The new mindset: AWS Cost Explorer is a DevOps superpower. 🚀
Mastering this tool helps you:
Solve problems proactively: Spot and fix cost anomalies before they hit the bill. 🔎
Optimize your infrastructure: Find and right-size underutilized resources. 📉
Demonstrate your value: Connect your technical work directly to business outcomes. 💰
Stop thinking of it as a chore and start seeing it as a key to building a more efficient and intelligent cloud environment.
This is the first post in our series. We're going to break down how to use Cost Explorer to your advantage, one step at a time.