FinOps · AWS Cost · Optimization

AWS cost optimization — cut spend without cutting reliability.

A pragmatic FinOps review of your AWS bill: right-sizing, Savings Plans, storage lifecycle, NAT and data-transfer waste, and tagging you can actually govern. Reductions that stick, from a CISA + AWS Solutions Architect Professional who runs these systems in production.

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What you get

Compute & right-sizing

  • Right-size EC2/EKS, Graviton migration where it fits
  • Savings Plans / Reserved Instances modeling and commitment strategy
  • Spot for safe workloads, autoscaling tuned to real demand

Storage & data transfer

  • S3 lifecycle + Intelligent-Tiering, EBS gp3 migration, snapshot cleanup
  • Kill NAT and cross-AZ data-transfer waste with VPC endpoints
  • RDS/Aurora right-sizing and storage tuning

Visibility & governance

  • Tagging strategy + Cost Explorer / CUR dashboards
  • Per-team / per-service cost allocation and budgets/alerts
  • Anomaly detection so bill spikes surface early

Sustainable savings

  • Changes implemented as code so savings don't regress
  • Prioritized by effort vs. impact — quick wins first
  • No reliability trade-offs; security controls preserved

Proof

-15-20%typical cloud spend reduction on prior engagements
-$1.8k/moNAT cost removed on one EKS platform
16+years running production AWS at scale
FinOpsSavings PlansGravitonSpotS3 lifecyclegp3VPC EndpointsCost ExplorerCURTagging

FAQ

How much can I save?

Most environments I review see 15–20% reduction without reliability trade-offs; the exact number depends on current waste.

Is this a one-off or ongoing?

Both — a one-off optimization sprint, or ongoing FinOps governance with dashboards and alerts.

Will optimization risk stability?

No — I prioritize safe, reversible changes implemented as code, preserving reliability and security controls.

Do you cover Graviton and Spot?

Yes — Graviton migration where compatible and Spot for fault-tolerant workloads, with autoscaling tuned to demand.

Find the waste in your AWS bill.

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