AWS cost optimization guides
Hands-on guides for cutting AWS bills across EC2, ECS, ASG, and more.
How to Migrate EBS Volumes from gp2 to gp3
Why gp3 is a strict upgrade over gp2, what the live migration actually does, and how to ship the change safely across your fleet.
How to Rightsize ECS Fargate Task Definitions
A practical guide to reducing ECS Fargate CPU and memory allocations safely: what to measure, what thresholds to use, and how to avoid breaking things.
How to Rightsize EC2 Auto Scaling Groups
Rightsizing an ASG means every instance in the group is smaller and cheaper. Here's how to evaluate whether your group can safely go down a size.
How to Enable EC2 Memory Metrics in CloudWatch
A simple guide to getting RAM usage data into CloudWatch so you can actually perform EC2 rightsizing without flying blind.
Best Practices for EC2 Rightsizing
A practical guide to EC2 rightsizing within the same instance family: how much data you need, what thresholds to set, and the guardrails that keep you safe.
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