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Cloud Usage Optimization

Rightsize workloads, eliminate idle resources, implement scheduling, and use auto-scaling to reduce usage waste.

FinOps Domain: Optimize Cloud Usage & Cost — Usage

40 minutes3 lessons
1

Rightsizing Cloud Workloads

Identify oversized and undersized resources, use cloud-native and third-party tools to generate recommendations, and get engineering teams to act on them.

14 min

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2

Scheduling & Auto-Scaling for Cost Efficiency

Use resource scheduling and auto-scaling to align cloud capacity with actual demand and eliminate idle spend outside business hours.

12 min

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3

Eliminating Idle & Abandoned Resources

Find and eliminate orphaned volumes, snapshots, unused IP addresses, forgotten test environments, and other resource waste.

11 min

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