How much can I save with AWS cost optimization?

Organizations typically achieve 30-70% cost reduction through systematic AWS optimization, depending on current infrastructure maturity and optimization opportunities.

Which AWS services offer the biggest cost savings?

EC2 instances, EBS volumes, and S3 storage typically offer the largest cost optimization opportunities, followed by RDS, Lambda, and networking services.

How long does AWS cost optimization take?

Initial optimization can be implemented within days to weeks, while AwsSaver provides automated discovery and prioritization in 60 seconds.

Technical Knowledge BaseKnowledge Base

AWS OptimizationField Guide

Battle-tested strategies and technical implementations for reducing AWS costs. Written by infrastructure experts, for engineering teams.

Expert Guides

AWS Services

30-70%

Potential Cost Reduction

EBS

2 guides

Elastic Block Store efficiency for volumes, snapshots, and data lifecycle management

Unattached EBS Volumes

EBS volumes that exist without being attached to any EC2 instance, continuing to incur storage costs.

1 min read

Old EBS Snapshots

EBS snapshots retained beyond necessary backup retention periods, accumulating storage costs.

1 min read

EC2

2 guides

Elastic Compute Cloud optimization strategies for instances, scaling, and resource allocation

Idle EC2 Instances

EC2 instances running with very low CPU utilization (typically less than 5%) that waste compute costs.

1 min read

Oversized EC2 Instances

EC2 instances with consistently low resource utilization that could be downsized to smaller, cheaper instance types.

1 min read

EIP

1 guides

Elastic IP resource management and optimization

Unused Elastic IPs

Elastic IP addresses that are allocated but not attached to running instances.

1 min read

Lambda

1 guides

Serverless function optimization for cost and performance

Oversized Lambda Functions

Lambda functions allocated more memory than needed, or running longer than optimal for the serverless model.

2 min read

LoadBalancer

1 guides

Application and Network Load Balancer optimization for traffic management

Unused Load Balancers

Application or Network Load Balancers with no healthy targets that incur significant monthly costs.

2 min read

NATGateway

1 guides

NAT Gateway optimization for managed network address translation services

Unused NAT Gateways

NAT Gateways with minimal data transfer that waste significant monthly costs.

2 min read

RDS

2 guides

Relational Database Service cost optimization for managed database instances

Idle RDS Instances

RDS database instances with zero database connections that waste compute costs.

2 min read

Oversized RDS Instances

RDS database instances with consistently low CPU utilization that could be downsized.

2 min read

S3

3 guides

Simple Storage Service cost control and intelligent tiering strategies

S3 Lifecycle Optimization

S3 buckets storing old data in expensive Standard storage instead of cheaper IA or Glacier tiers.

1 min read

Incomplete S3 Multipart Uploads

Failed or abandoned S3 multipart uploads that consume storage without being accessible files.

1 min read

Empty S3 Buckets

S3 buckets with no objects that still incur management and request costs.

2 min read

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