AI-Enabled AWS Cost Optimization: What Works, What Doesn't
AI-enabled AWS cost optimization in 2026: what Amazon Q, the FinOps agent and the MCP server get right, where they slip, and how to audit Bedrock spend.
Articles on Cost Optimization
Everything on the Kostrix blog tagged Cost Optimization, newest first.
Amazon Bedrock Cost Optimization: Tokens, Tiers, Caching
Amazon Bedrock cost optimization with us-east-1 prices: model choice, output length, batch and Flex, prompt caching, vector stores, guardrails and tags.
RDS and Aurora Cost Optimization: Seven Places to Look
RDS and Aurora cost optimization: Aurora I/O-Optimized break-even, Serverless v2 scale to zero, gp3 vs io1, Extended Support fees, idle replicas.
Cost Saving Tricks for AWS: 20 Ways to Save Cost on AWS
Cost saving tricks for AWS: 20 quick wins with us-east-1 prices and a read-only CLI check each, from gp3 templates to Bedrock batch and Extended Support.
AWS Lambda Cost Optimization: Memory, arm64 and Retries
AWS Lambda cost optimization with us-east-1 prices: memory tuning, arm64, timeouts and retries, batching, provisioned concurrency and when to move off.
CloudFront Cost Optimization: Cache Keys to Price Classes
CloudFront cost optimization with current prices: cache hit ratio, cache keys, TTLs, Origin Shield, compression, price classes and the Savings Bundle.
DynamoDB Cost Optimization: Capacity, Storage and Indexes
DynamoDB cost optimization with us-east-1 prices: on-demand vs provisioned break-even, Standard-IA, reserved capacity, GSI projections, TTL and PITR.
Reduce Your AWS Bill: A 30-Day Plan and Why It's High
Why is your AWS bill so high? A 30-day plan to reduce your AWS bill: find the causes, delete waste, rightsize, commit, then set budgets and alerts.
Idle AWS Resources: Find and Delete Them Safely
Find and clean up idle AWS resources: unattached EBS volumes, orphaned snapshots, idle Elastic IPs, unused load balancers and NAT gateways, with safe CLI.
EC2 Spot Instances Done Right, Without the Drama
Run EC2 Spot Instances safely: interruption notices, price-capacity-optimized, diversification, Karpenter, EMR and Batch, plus the workloads to avoid.
NAT Gateway Costs and AWS Data Transfer, Explained
Cut NAT gateway costs and AWS data transfer charges: per-GB processing, cross-AZ traffic, S3 gateway endpoints, internet egress and how to find them.
EC2 Rightsizing and Graviton: Two Levers That Stack
EC2 rightsizing with CloudWatch and Compute Optimizer, a Graviton migration checklist, us-east-1 prices, and why both come before Savings Plans.
S3 Storage Classes and Lifecycle Rules: Real Costs
S3 storage classes and lifecycle rules explained with us-east-1 prices: minimum durations, the small-object trap, noncurrent versions and a worked example.
AWS Billing Discounts Most Teams Miss (2026 Guide)
AWS billing discounts beyond Compute Savings Plans: Database Savings Plans, reserved capacity, CloudFront plans, credits, Private Pricing and Spot.
Reserved Instances vs Savings Plans: How to Choose
Reserved Instances vs Savings Plans for EC2: discount ranges, flexibility, RI Marketplace resale, coverage vs utilization, and how to size a commitment.
AWS MediaLive Reservations for Inputs and Outputs
How AWS MediaLive reservations work for inputs and outputs: matching offerings to channel specs, standard vs single-pipeline, and when they don't pay off.
CloudWatch Logs to S3: Where the Savings Are
Moving CloudWatch Logs to S3 only pays off if you skip ingestion. Compare us-east-1 prices, the Infrequent Access class, retention, Firehose and Athena.
How to Save Big on Your AWS Bill: Our Top 5 Tips
How to save on your AWS bill: delete idle resources, rightsize and move to Graviton, commit with Savings Plans, tier storage and cut NAT transfer costs.