Cloud cost optimization is the practice of reducing waste and improving value from cloud spending. The goal is not simply to spend less, but to spend on the right resources for the right business outcome.
Common optimization methods
Teams may right-size resources, remove idle systems, use autoscaling, choose better storage tiers, reserve predictable capacity, improve architecture, and track costs by team or product.
Cost and reliability
Cutting cost too aggressively can hurt performance or resilience. Good optimization works with monitoring, FinOps, and reliability goals.
Cloud cost optimization is ongoing because cloud usage changes constantly.