Cloud Cost Optimization: Cutting Your AWS/Azure Bill by 40% (opens in new tab)

Every engineering team I've worked with has wasted at least 30% of their cloud spend. Oversized instances, forgotten resources, wrong storage tiers, and no commitment discounts. The money is there — you just need to know where to look. This guide covers practical, immediately actionable strategies for cutting your AWS and Azure bills. No theoretical frameworks. Just the specific things that save the most money, ranked by impact. The Cloud Cost Pyramid Start from the top — biggest savings firs...