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Design Cost-Optimized Architectures
Storage tiers and lifecycles, purchasing options and right-sizing for compute, cost-aware database choices, and network designs that keep data transfer charges down.
4 topics
About 11 minutes of reading
- 4.1Cost-optimized storageStore each piece of data in the cheapest tier that still meets its access and recovery needs, move it automatically as it ages, delete what policy no longer requires, and measure where the money goes.3 min read
- 4.2Cost-optimized computeBuy steady capacity with commitments, run interruptible work on Spot, right-size everything, pick the compute model that leaves the least idle capacity, and switch off what isn't being used.3 min read
- 4.3Cost-optimized databasesPay for the database capacity you actually use: choose the right engine and type, use serverless or on-demand modes for uneven load, offload reads to caches, commit for steady use, and keep backups only as long as you need them.2 min read
- 4.4Cost-optimized network architecturesData transfer is often the hidden cost. Keep traffic private and local where you can, route AWS service traffic through endpoints instead of NAT, choose connections by volume, and let the edge serve what it can.3 min read