How does this help with Infrastructure as Code?

It includes ready-to-use Terraform snippets for implementing tagging strategies, budget alerts, S3 lifecycle policies, and auto-scaling groups.

Can it help manage Spot or Preemptible instances?

Yes, it provides best practices, risk mitigation strategies, and configuration patterns for using AWS Spot Instances and GCP Preemptible VMs.

Does it provide cloud-specific monitoring tool recommendations?

It covers native tools like AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Advisor, and GCP Recommender, as well as third-party solutions like Kubecost and CloudHealth.

What is the core framework used by this skill?

The skill follows a four-pillar framework: Visibility (tagging/monitoring), Right-Sizing (utilization analysis), Pricing Models (commitments), and Architecture Optimization (serverless/caching).

Does this skill support multi-cloud environments?

Yes, it provides specific optimization strategies and implementation patterns for AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.

Cloud Cost Optimization

Name: Cloud Cost Optimization
Author: carloscroc

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Optimizes cloud infrastructure expenses across AWS, Azure, and GCP through resource rightsizing, strategic tagging, and efficient pricing models.

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The Cloud Cost Optimization skill empowers developers and DevOps engineers to systematically reduce cloud spending without compromising performance or reliability. It provides a comprehensive framework covering visibility, right-sizing, pricing model selection, and architecture optimization for major providers including AWS, Azure, and GCP. Whether you are implementing cost governance policies, managing multi-cloud budgets, or seeking to automate resource lifecycle management via Terraform, this skill offers the patterns and best practices needed to maintain a lean and financially efficient cloud footprint.

Características Principales

Resource right-sizing and lifecycle management automation
Standardized tagging patterns for cost allocation and governance
Terraform snippets for budget alerts and cost-aware infrastructure
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Multi-cloud optimization strategies for AWS, Azure, and GCP
Guidance on Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, and Spot instances

Casos de Uso

Implementing organization-wide cost governance and tagging standards
Reducing monthly cloud bills through systematic resource right-sizing
Optimizing storage costs using automated lifecycle transition policies

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Características Principales

Resource right-sizing and lifecycle management automation
Standardized tagging patterns for cost allocation and governance
Terraform snippets for budget alerts and cost-aware infrastructure
0 GitHub stars
Multi-cloud optimization strategies for AWS, Azure, and GCP
Guidance on Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, and Spot instances

Casos de Uso

Implementing organization-wide cost governance and tagging standards
Reducing monthly cloud bills through systematic resource right-sizing
Optimizing storage costs using automated lifecycle transition policies