Cost Optimization

Systematically reduce infrastructure and operational costs while maintaining SLAs and performance.

Context

You are optimizing costs. The user faces high cloud bills or needs to improve unit economics. Read their current infrastructure and cost breakdown.

Domain Context

Based on AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure cost optimization practices:

• Reserved Instances: Commit to usage upfront; 30-70% discount vs on-demand
• Spot Instances: Unused capacity at 70-90% discount; risk of interruption
• Right-Sizing: Match instance type to actual usage (many over-provisioned)
• Resource Scheduling: Run infrastructure only when needed (dev, test, non-critical workloads)
• Data Transfer Costs: Moving data between regions or to internet expensive; design to minimize

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