AWS cost optimization consultant for startups
Most AWS bills have waste nobody has looked for. As your AWS cost optimization consultant, I review your account, find what you are paying for but not using, and give you a short written list of fixes in order of savings.
AWS cost optimization: problems I fix
The bill keeps growing
Idle load balancers, old snapshots, oversized instances and forgotten test environments quietly add up month after month.
No one knows what costs what
Without tags and a budget alert, a surprise bill is the first sign. I set up both so you see the problem early.
Fear of breaking production
Every change in my report says how risky it is and how to roll it back, so you can take the safe wins first.
Storage and data transfer
S3 lifecycle rules, log retention and NAT gateway traffic are common hidden costs, and they are cheap to fix.
What is included
- A written report with each finding, the likely saving and the risk
- A prioritised list: safe wins first
- Budget alerts so cost spikes reach your inbox
- Optional: I make the changes for you in Terraform
Price: AWS cost review, from $150. See all packages and pricing
resource "aws_s3_bucket_lifecycle_configuration" "logs" {
bucket = aws_s3_bucket.logs.id
rule {
id = "expire-old-logs"
status = "Enabled"
filter {}
expiration {
days = 90
}
abort_incomplete_multipart_upload {
days_after_initiation = 7
}
}
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How to reduce your AWS bill: 3 quick wins that break nothing
Reduce AWS costs without touching your app: delete idle resources that still bill you, let old data expire, and set a budget alert before the invoice.
AWS alerts: know about outages before your customers do
Set up AWS alerts that reach you first. No alerts, alerts nobody sees, no dashboard: a small CloudWatch, SNS and Slack setup fixes all three, no new tool.
How much can I save?
It depends on the account. In one engagement a client’s AWS bill went from $8.2K to $3.1K a month. I do not promise a number before I have looked at your account.
What access do you need?
A read-only IAM role, plus access to billing data. I do not need root access and I cannot change anything with read-only access.
Will you change anything without asking?
No. The review is read-only. You decide which fixes to apply, and I can make them for you if you want.
Is there a free option first?
Yes. Run the free AWS cost checklist on this site, or send me a short description for a Free AWS Review.
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Send me a short description of your setup and I'll tell you what to fix first. Free.
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