Optimization levers
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In this lesson
choose levers that reduce cost without harming reliability.
Planned topics
- Rightsizing: match resources to measured usage.
- Autoscaling and scheduling: scale down off-peak, shut non-production at night.
- Commitments: reserved or savings plans for steady baseline load; analyze before committing.
- Storage tiers and lifecycle rules; delete or compress what is not needed.
- Architectural changes: reduce data movement, cache, batch, consolidate duplicate services.
Draft outline details
Demonstration
Lever table: lever | saving estimate | risk | engineering effort | evidence needed. Example: non-prod nightly shutdown | moderate | low | small | usage data.
Check your understanding
What must you check before buying a commitment?
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That the baseline usage is stable enough to use it.
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