Amazon Web Services' (AWS) massive global footprint, automation and economies of scale allow it to offer customers consistent, substantial price reductions.
This powerful combination of upfront savings and continuous price reductions can help customers save significant money, but it can also cause some organizations to become complacent with their cost management strategy—and like leaving the lights on in a room when you leave, this can also mean you’re needlessly paying for resources you’re not using. Over time, this can lead to cloud costs slowly—or not so slowly—getting out of hand. So, what’s the key to lowering and optimizing costs in the cloud? It starts with staying on top of your environment.
Read the full blog post to learn about the four key ways to monitor your AWS cloud environment—while taming your monthly cloud spend in the process.