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#Cost-Optimization
4 posts
EC2 capacity planning gets better when reservations become queryable
Amazon EC2 Capacity Manager data exports to S3 and Athena help teams analyze long-term capacity reservation usage across accounts and Regions.
Graviton5 C9g makes CPU compute modernization worth another look
Amazon EC2 C9g and C9gd instances powered by AWS Graviton5 can improve compute price-performance, but teams need compatibility testing and workload-specific benchmarks.
S3 Storage Lens groups make storage cost conversations less generic
Amazon S3 Storage Lens groups help teams inspect storage by workload-specific criteria, making cost, lifecycle, and data hygiene work more actionable.
Before downsizing EC2, simulate the EBS burst budget
AWS shows how to simulate EBS burst credits before downsizing EC2 instances, a practical cost-optimization step that avoids turning compute savings into storage throttling.