# finops

A data-driven playbook for cutting AWS costs across compute, storage, networking, and reserved capacity with real numbers and actions.

Cut your AWS Lambda costs by 40-70% with memory right-sizing, ARM/Graviton migration, and smart provisioned concurrency strategies.

Set up automated cloud cost anomaly detection with AWS Cost Anomaly Detection and custom Lambda monitors to catch runaway spend early.

Deploy Kubecost for real-time Kubernetes cost monitoring with namespace-level showback, idle cost detection, and actionable Slack alerts.

A data-driven comparison of AWS Reserved Instances vs Savings Plans — with decision frameworks, break-even math, and real purchase recommendations.

Find and fix oversized EC2 instances with this practical right-sizing guide. Save 30-50% on AWS compute costs using CloudWatch metrics and tooling.

A complete tagging strategy for cloud cost allocation — including the Terraform enforcement, AWS policies, and org-wide rollout plan that actually works.

A practical guide to S3 storage class selection and lifecycle policies — with real dollar figures showing how to cut storage costs by 60-80%.

A battle-tested guide to running Kubernetes workloads on spot instances — safely, reliably, and at 60-90% less than on-demand pricing.