Cost Optimization
Tackles the bread-and-butter problem of runaway cloud bills with concrete optimization strategies across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI. Covers the full spectrum from implementing cost allocation tags and rightsizing resources to setting up lifecycle policies and reserved capacity planning. The Terraform examples for S3 lifecycle rules and auto-scaling policies are immediately usable, and the cost optimization checklist helps you systematically hunt down waste. What I appreciate is the realistic framing of savings percentages and the multi-cloud approach, since most teams end up with hybrid environments whether they planned for it or not.
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$ npx -y skills add wshobson/agents --skill cost-optimization --agent claude-codeInstalls into .claude/skills of the current project.
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Cloud Cost Optimization
Strategies and patterns for optimizing cloud costs across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI.
Purpose
Implement systematic cost optimization strategies to reduce cloud spending while maintaining performance and reliability.
When to Use
- Reduce cloud spending
- Right-size resources
- Implement cost governance
- Optimize multi-cloud costs
- Meet budget constraints
Cost Optimization Framework
1. Visibility
- Implement cost allocation tags
- Use cloud cost management tools
- Set up budget alerts
- Create cost dashboards
2. Right-Sizing
- Analyze resource utilization
- Downsize over-provisioned resources
- Use auto-scaling
- Remove idle resources
3. Pricing Models
- Use reserved capacity
- Leverage spot/preemptible instances
- Implement savings plans
- Use committed use discounts
4. Architecture Optimization
- Use managed services
- Implement caching
- Optimize data transfer
- Use lifecycle policies
AWS Cost Optimization
Reserved Instances
Savings: 30-72% vs On-Demand
Term: 1 or 3 years
Payment: All/Partial/No upfront
Flexibility: Standard or Convertible
Savings Plans
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- Cloud & Infrastructure
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