Amazon EC2 Capacity Manager is a new centralized solution that simplifies the monitoring, analyzing, and managing of capacity usage across all AWS accounts and regions from a single interface. It aggregates capacity data, provides insights into usage patterns, optimizes costs by identifying underutilized resources, and eliminates the need for custom automation or manual data collection. The service also offers detailed dashboards and export capabilities for enhanced analysis and decision-making.

Efficient management of inter-AZ traffic in AWS Kubernetes workloads is essential for performance and cost savings, as data transfer incurs charges. Cilium, utilizing eBPF technology, provides solutions like topology-aware routing and advanced IPAM to minimize these costs while enhancing network visibility and control. Implementing Cilium can lead to significant savings on AWS data transfer by optimizing traffic routing within the same Availability Zone.

A scalable and cost-optimized backup system for S3 data warehouses has been implemented, utilizing AWS Lambda and ECS Fargate to handle incremental backups efficiently. The system reduces costs by copying only new or changed files, employs a safe deletion workflow for old data, and is designed to scale seamlessly from small to massive datasets. Key features include automated validation, parallel processing, and lifecycle-based retention strategies.

A DevOps engineer shares insights on reducing AWS compute costs by 70% through the implementation of a multi-architecture EKS cluster combined with Karpenter. The article details the strategies and tools used to optimize cloud infrastructure and improve cost efficiency.

A fintech client significantly reduced their AWS costs by $3,000 per month through the strategic implementation of AWS Graviton instances and Spot Instances. By optimizing their compute-intensive services and employing a hybrid strategy, they achieved notable performance improvements and substantial savings without compromising service availability.