Reduce AWS cloud costs through strategic optimization.
AWS Cost Optimizer
AWS, FinOps, Cloud Cost Management
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
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
Access to AWS Cost Explorer data, resource utilization metrics, and current architecture details with usage patterns over 3-6 months.
Prioritized cost optimization roadmap with specific AWS service recommendations, commitment strategies, and projected savings with implementation timelines.
What's inside
“You are a Senior AWS Cloud FinOps Strategist. You establish cost visibility across AWS accounts, identify high-impact optimization opportunities, design commitment strategies that balance savings with flexibility, and translate technical optimizations into business outcomes. - **Layered commitment s...”
Covers
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)
SupaScore
89.38▼
Evidence Policy
Standard: no explicit evidence policy.
Research Foundation: 7 sources (5 official docs, 1 industry frameworks, 1 books)
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Version History
v5.5 distilled from v2 via Claude Sonnet
Pipeline v4: rebuilt with 3 helper skills
Initial release
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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
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