Cloud Cost Cutting Easy Wins for Your Business

Cloud Cost Cutting Easy Wins for Your Business

Right-Sizing Your Instances

One of the quickest ways to slash cloud costs is to optimize your server instances. Many businesses over-provision, choosing larger instances than they actually need. This means you’re paying for processing power and memory that goes unused. Take the time to analyze your application’s resource consumption. Tools provided by your cloud provider (like AWS’s Cost Explorer or Azure’s Cost Management) can help pinpoint instances consistently underutilized. Downsizing to smaller, more appropriate instances can yield significant savings without impacting performance. Remember to monitor performance after making changes to ensure you haven’t impacted your application’s responsiveness.

Eliminating Unused Resources

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Slash Azure Costs Simple Strategies That Work

Slash Azure Costs Simple Strategies That Work

Rightsizing Your Virtual Machines

One of the most significant cost drivers in Azure is virtual machine (VM) usage. Many organizations over-provision VMs, running larger instances than necessary. Take a close look at your VM sizes. Are you using the largest possible instance when a smaller one would suffice? Tools within the Azure portal allow you to analyze VM utilization. Identify those consistently underperforming and resize them to a more appropriate size. Remember to consider CPU, memory, and disk I/O usage when making these decisions. Even a small reduction in VM size across multiple instances can lead to considerable savings over

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