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Category: Cloud Cost Optimization

Automating Cost Optimization Governance with AWS Config

Overview A key benefit of using the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud is the ability to pay only for the services you consume. This granular control and elastic model enables you to achieve substantial savings compared to on-premise infrastructure. The practice of ensuring you are getting the most value for your investment, and a foundational pillar […]

Leveraging AWS CloudTrail Insights for Proactive API Monitoring and Cost Optimization

Leveraging AWS CloudTrail Insights for Proactive API Monitoring and Cost Optimization

AWS CloudTrail Insights is a powerful feature within AWS CloudTrail that helps organizations identify and respond to unusual operational activity in their AWS accounts. This includes identifying spikes in resource provisioning, bursts of IAM actions, or gaps in periodic maintenance activity. CloudTrail Insights continuously analyzes CloudTrail management events from trails and event data stores, establishing […]