10 Tips to Slash Your AWS Bill by 40%

The "Cloud Tax"

AWS is a utility. If you leave the lights on in an empty house, you pay for it. The same applies to idle instances and unoptimized storage.

1. Identify Idle Resources

Use AWS Trusted Advisor. If an EC2 instance has < 5% CPU utilization for a week, it's a candidate for downsizing or termination.

2. S3 Life Cycle Policies

Don't keep every log file in Standard storage forever. Move old data to Glacier or delete it automatically after 30 days.

3. Reserved Instances & Savings Plans

If you know you'll be running a server for a year, don't pay On-Demand prices. Committing can save you up to 70%.

4. Right-Size Everything

Developers love picking "t3.large" because it's comfortable. Most of the time, a "t3.medium" or even "t3.small" is enough.

5. Cleanup Unattached EBS Volumes

When you delete an EC2 instance, the disk (EBS) often stays behind. You're still paying for that data.

Expert Audit

At Solardevs, we perform deep-dive cloud audits. We recently saved a client $4,000 per month just by cleaning up abandoned snapshots and unoptimized RDS instances.

Don't let the cloud burn your budget.