📋 Cost Optimization Cheat Sheet

Cost appears in both organizational complexity and continuous improvement scenarios on SAP-C02.

Why This Cheat Sheet Matters for SAP-C02

This cheat sheet covers the most important AWS Cost Optimization concepts tested on the SAP-C02 (AWS Solutions Architect Professional) certification exam. It contains 2 sections with 8 key points that you should memorize before exam day. Prepare for rightsizing, Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, Spot, storage lifecycle, cost allocation, Budgets, CUR, and Trusted Advisor. Use this as a quick-reference guide during your final review sessions.

2Sections
8Key Points

Cost Levers

  • Rightsize underused compute, databases, and storage.
  • Use Savings Plans or Reserved Instances for steady-state compute usage.
  • Use Spot for fault-tolerant and interruptible workloads.
  • Use lifecycle policies and storage classes for data with changing access patterns.

Visibility

  • Cost allocation tags attribute spend to teams or workloads.
  • AWS Budgets alert on forecasted or actual spend.
  • Cost Explorer analyzes spend trends.
  • CUR provides detailed billing data for custom analysis.

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