Reducing AWS / RDS Spend
/via https://www.networkcomputing.com/cloud-infrastructure/when-aws-goes-awry/1164227596 Herewith some fairly obvious pointers on what to look at when it comes to reducing your AWS / RDS spend. Instance Size : Obvious, but is your instance small enough? Or, heave-forfend, big enough? Storage Type : Obvious, but are you using the right type of storage? Do you really need io1 ? Data : Why for you storing everything in RDS? Slap it in S3/CloudFront, and use a pointer! Usage : aka “Tune your DB”. The correct index might obviate the need for a db.m4.16xlarge Archival : Do you really need all that data in RDS? Clobber your old data, once you’re done with it! Data Transfer : Yeah, here’s where you’ll definitely get nailed. Moving data out of each instance dips into your wallet. That includes backups, multi-AZ, remote transfers, and whatnot. Of the above, Data Transfer is on...