Five Practical Steps to Optimize Your AWS Cloud Costs by 30%

1. Terminate Unattached EBS Volumes

When you delete EC2 instances, sometimes their virtual disks (EBS volumes) remain. Clean these up to save immediately.

2. Upgrade to gp3 Storage

AWS gp3 volumes are up to 20% cheaper per gigabyte than older gp2 volumes while providing better baseline speeds.

3. Configure Autoscaling Correctly

Ensure your application instances scale down during off-peak night hours when visitor traffic is low.