Architecture World 6 · Move and Modernise · Stage 4

Pay Less, Size Right

The first month's bill after the move, as a meter. Rightsize, commit, alert, allocate, and watch the number fall.

  • Compute Optimizer
  • Savings Plans against Reserved Instances
  • Budgets
  • Cost and Usage Report
  • Cost allocation tags
  • Trusted Advisor
  • Storage Lens
  • Service Quotas
Domain
Core architecture
World
Architecture World 6: Move and Modernise (Professional)
Game type
Cost meter: Cut the month's bill line by line without breaking a requirement.
Time
About 30 minutes on a first attempt (estimated)
Exam guides
  • SAA-C03Task 4.1: Design cost-optimized storage solutions; Task 4.2: Design cost-optimized compute solutions; Task 4.3: Design cost-optimized database solutions
  • SAP-C02Task 1.5: Determine cost optimization and visibility strategies; Task 2.6: Determine a cost optimization strategy to meet solution goals and objectives; Task 3.5: Identify opportunities for cost optimizations