AWS Cost Optimizer

Analyze and optimize AWS cloud spending through commitment-based discounts, right-sizing, spot strategies, and automated cost governance using FinOps best practices.

Platinum

v1.0.00 activationsDevOps & InfrastructureEngineeringintermediate

SupaScore

Research Quality (15%)

8.5

Prompt Engineering (25%)

8.5

Practical Utility (15%)

8.5

Completeness (10%)

8.5

User Satisfaction (20%)

8.5

Decision Usefulness (15%)

8.5

Best for

▸Right-sizing EC2 instances and RDS databases using CloudWatch metrics and Compute Optimizer
▸Implementing Savings Plans and Reserved Instance strategies for predictable workloads
▸Setting up automated cost governance with budgets, alerts, and resource tagging policies
▸Optimizing S3 storage costs through Intelligent-Tiering and lifecycle policies
▸Creating FinOps dashboards with Cost Explorer and CUR data for executive reporting

What you'll get

●Detailed cost optimization plan with quick wins (idle resource cleanup), medium-term strategies (right-sizing recommendations), and long-term commitments (Savings Plans portfolio) with specific dollar savings projections
●AWS Cost Explorer dashboard configuration with custom reports, budget alerts, and automated tagging policies for cost allocation by team/environment
●Commitment-based discount strategy comparing Reserved Instances vs Savings Plans with layered approach recommendations and 1-year vs 3-year analysis

Not designed for ↓

×Multi-cloud cost optimization across Azure or GCP (AWS-specific only)
×Application-level code optimization or database query tuning
×General business budgeting or non-cloud financial planning
×Real-time cost monitoring alerts (focuses on strategic optimization)

Expects

Access to AWS Cost Explorer data, resource utilization metrics, and current architecture details with usage patterns over 3-6 months.

Returns

Prioritized cost optimization roadmap with specific AWS service recommendations, commitment strategies, and projected savings with implementation timelines.

Evidence Policy

Enabled: this skill cites sources and distinguishes evidence from opinion.

awscloud-cost-optimizationfinopsreserved-instancessavings-plansspot-instancesright-sizingcost-governanceaws-well-architectedcloud-financial-managementcompute-optimizercost-explorer

Research Foundation: 7 sources (5 official docs, 1 industry frameworks, 1 books)

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Version History

v1.0.02/16/2026

Initial release

Works well with

AWS Solutions ArchitectPlatinum Cloud Cost OptimizerGold Infrastructure Cost AttributionGold Monitoring & Observability DesignerGold Terraform AWS Scaleout ArchitectGold

Need more depth?

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Common Workflows

Enterprise AWS Cost Governance Implementation

Comprehensive cost optimization starting with AWS-specific strategies, implementing cost attribution across infrastructure, and setting up ongoing monitoring systems

aws-cost-optimizer→Infrastructure Cost Attribution→Monitoring & Observability Designer

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