AWS Cost Management
Category: Announcements
Launch: Cloud Financial Management services available in China
We are pleased to announce the AWS Cost Management suite of products is now available in AWS China (Ningxia) Region, operated by NWCD, and in AWS China (Beijing) Region, operated by Sinnet. The services and features include AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Budgets, AWS Cost and Usage Report (CUR), Reserved Instances Recommendation and Reporting, and EC2 […]
Read MoreWhat’s New in the AWS Well-Architected Cost Optimization Pillar
We recently released an updated version of the Cost Optimization pillar of the AWS Well-Architected Framework with a heavy focus on Cloud Financial Management. Since releasing the AWS Well-Architected Tool at re:Invent 2018, we’ve continued to work with customers, partners, and other AWS subject matter experts to understand how we can improve the tool and […]
Read MoreLaunch: Cost Management on AWS Console Mobile Application
We are pleased to announce that AWS Cost Management Console is now available on the AWS Console Mobile Application. This means you can now check your cost and usage information anywhere anytime on the go. Getting started If you haven’t done so, you can download the AWS Console application from your Apple App Store, Google […]
Read MoreLaunch: AWS Cost Explorer Rightsizing Recommendations Integrates with AWS Compute Optimizer
AWS Cost Explorer now delivers rightsizing recommendations across EC2 instance families through an integration with AWS Compute Optimizer, adding to existing support for rightsizing recommendations within the same instance family. To access Cost Explorer Rightsizing Recommendations, click on “Recommendations” in the left navigation pane, followed by “View All” in the “Resource optimization recommendations” section of the […]
Read MoreLaunch: Savings Plans Recommendations for Member (Linked) Accounts
AWS now generates Savings Plans recommendations for member (linked) accounts, adding to existing support for organization level Savings Plans recommendations.
Read MoreManage your Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) costs using AWS Budgets
by Deirdre Corley (Senior Product Manager – Amazon EFS) and Matthew Cowsert (Senior Product Manager – AWS Cost Management) Introduction Since Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) launched in mid-2016, AWS customers have been taking advantage of the low-cost, cloud-native, fully managed NFS file system for Linux-based workloads. Recently we’ve been hearing from EFS customers […]
Read MoreLaunch: Compute Savings Plans now cover AWS Lambda Usage
We are excited to announce that AWS Compute Savings Plans now cover your Lambda usage! Customers have been excited about Savings Plans since their introduction in November. The reason is that Savings Plans provide additional flexibility, while retaining the savings potential that Reserved Instances are known for. With the inclusion of AWS Lambda to Compute […]
Read MorePublic Beta: AWS Cost Categories
Since re:Invent, one of the hot topics in my queue has been identifying ways to better allocate and manage cloud costs. Today I wanted to quickly dive into how you can get started using Cost Categories, a new feature set that allows you to create custom groups on top of your cost and usage information. […]
Read MoreLaunch: AWS Service Catalog Integration with AWS Budgets
It is a uniquely difficult challenge to build a product that unifies something complex into something approachable and immediately usable. This theme was explored in a recent post about AWS Marketplace cost management, and today we’re going to dive into my new obsession: AWS Service Catalog. AWS Service Catalog gives you the ability to create […]
Read MoreLaunch: AWS Budgets Integration with AWS Chatbot
Happy Wednesday, everyone! I’m not sure about the state of your inbox, but mine could certainly use some spring (summer) cleaning. And, based on the emails currently stacking up—my abject apologies if these missives belong to any of you—it appears that many of you are in the same boat. With the noble goal of helping […]
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