Cloud bills creep up quietly. Here's the playbook we run to bring them back under control while keeping systems fast and reliable.
Make spend visible first
You can't optimize what you can't see. Tag resources by team and service, then build dashboards that attribute every dollar. Visibility alone often surfaces obvious waste.
Right-size before you commit
Most workloads are over-provisioned. Right-size instances based on real utilization, then layer in autoscaling so capacity follows demand.
Only after right-sizing should you buy reserved capacity or savings plans — otherwise you lock in waste.
Automate the cleanup
Orphaned volumes, idle environments, and forgotten snapshots add up. Automate detection and cleanup so savings stick instead of eroding over time.
Daniel writes about building and scaling great software teams at Ofstech.
