intermediate~2h
Cost Explorer, Budgets & Savings Plans
Understanding, controlling, and optimizing what you actually spend on AWS — visibility tools, proactive alerts, and commitment-based discounts.
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🎓 Learning objectives
- •Explain how Cost Explorer helps identify where money is actually being spent
- •Set up an AWS Budget with an alert before spending exceeds expectations
- •Explain the difference between Reserved Instances and Savings Plans
- •Explain what Compute Optimizer recommends and why right-sizing matters
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