HNCOST08-BP01 Regular cost analysis
Review cost dashboards to identify underutilized resources, anomalous spikes, and opportunities to switch connectivity types.
Desired outcome: Data-driven cost reduction through continuous refinement.
Level of risk exposed if this best practice is not established: Low
Benefits of establishing this best practice:
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Visibility into cost drivers
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Identification of legacy resources for decommissioning
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Support for budget forecasting
Implementation guidance
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Identified data transfer changes in cost data, such as by filtering Cost and Usage data by line_item_usage_type for DataTransfer-Out-Bytes.
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Use cost dashboards to review usage patterns. For example, you can achieve this by using Amazon Athena and Amazon Quick Suite.
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Share findings in regular, weekly or monthly and FinOps reviews.
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