Cost Optimization Skill

Goal

Steps

1. Analysis Areas

1. Compute: Idle EC2s? Over-provisioned Lambda memory?
2. Storage: Unused EBS volumes? Old S3 data not in Glacier?
3. Network: Excessive NAT Gateway charges? Cross-AZ traffic?
4. Database: Over-provisioned IOPS? Idle RDS instances?

Output Format

Produce a Cost Optimization Report detailing:

• Resource ID
• Current Cost/Month
• Recommended Action (Resize/Terminate/Archive)
• Estimated Savings
• Risk Level (Low/Medium/High)

Security & Guardrails