Cloud Cost Management

A practical collection of commands and configurations for tracking down cloud waste across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You get CLI snippets to find unattached EBS volumes, orphaned Elastic IPs, and oversized instances, plus Terraform configs for budget alerts and cost allocation tags. The reference guides cover reserved instance planning, spot pricing strategies, and setting up cost dashboards. Honestly, most of the value is in having these queries bookmarked in one place rather than Googling "find unused AWS resources" every quarter. Best for teams that already have a cloud spend problem and need to start auditing systematically.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill cloud-cost-management --agent claude-code

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Overview

Cloud cost management involves monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing cloud spending. Implement strategies using reserved instances, spot pricing, proper sizing, and cost allocation to maximize ROI and prevent budget overruns.

When to Use

Reducing cloud infrastructure costs
Optimizing compute spending
Managing database costs
Storage optimization
Data transfer cost reduction
Reserved capacity planning
Chargeback and cost allocation
Budget forecasting and alerts

Quick Start

Minimal working example:

# Enable Cost Explorer
aws ce get-cost-and-usage \
  --time-period Start=2024-01-01,End=2024-01-31 \
  --granularity MONTHLY \
  --metrics "UnblendedCost" \
  --group-by Type=DIMENSION,Key=SERVICE

# List EC2 instances for right-sizing
aws ec2 describe-instances \
  --query 'Reservations[*].Instances[*].[InstanceId,InstanceType,State.Name,LaunchTime,Tag]' \
  --output table

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