Cloud Cost Optimization. The definitive guide to reducing your cloud costs, improving performance, and maximizing value

Cloud computing offers a powerful way to run your business, but optimizing your expenses requires strategic expertise. Chandresh Desai, a seasoned multi-cloud architect and FinOps expert with over a decade of experience in designing and building large-scale systems, delivers this comprehensive resource to effectively manage and optimize cloud costs. This book guides you through key concepts, best practices, and tools to control cloud expenses while harnessing the full potential of cloud services. The chapters progressively walk you through designing cost-efficient cloud architectures, maximizing savings through commitment-based discounts, and implementing strategies like right-sizing and spot instance utilization. Through practical automation techniques, you’ll learn to proactively identify and eliminate cost inefficiencies. You’ll also gain deep insights into planning and executing cloud migrations with a focus on cost optimization to overcome common cloud cost challenges. By the end of this book, you’ll have worked through real-world examples to achieve your cloud cost optimization goals even as you keep up with emerging trends in cloud technology that will shape the future of cloud cost management.