AWS re:Invent 2023 - Smart savings: Amazon EC2 cost-optimization strategies (CMP211)

Discover untapped Amazon EC2 savings through AWS services, tools, and optimization strategies. In this session, learn best practices to reduce your compute costs on AWS. Explore both technical and non-technical approaches, from the basics of AWS Savings Plans and Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling to more advanced strategies like Amazon EC2 Spot Instances, AWS Graviton, automation, and more. Let this session be your guide to building cost-effective, sustainable infrastructure on AWS.

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[VirtualTexan]

Thank you Boyd, this is a great presentation. The idea of instance-flexibility for spot instances changes my understanding of the service. It makes so much sense, but I did not realize it was possible for spot. I also really appreciated the comments on Graviton and Karpenter.