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Architecting for Cost on AWS
With hundreds of services and features, developing cost-effective cloud applications is a challenge. This course will teach you the tools, design patterns, and concepts you need to know to optimize the cost of your AWS applications.
What you'll learn
Effectively cost-optimizing cloud applications is a challenge for every organization. In this course, Architecting for Cost on AWS, you will gain the knowledge you need to design cost-effective applications. First, you will learn how to avoid common cost-optimization pitfalls with case studies from cloud-adoption failures and success stories. Next, you will discover design patterns to architect applications to match the supply and demand of cloud resources to reduce wasted spending. Finally, you will explore how to develop ongoing cost awareness and optimize your cloud costs over time. When you are finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge required to architect cost-optimized applications on AWS and to optimize existing AWS applications.
Table of contents
- Overview - AWS Cost Optimization Basics | 3m 49s
- Organizational Computing Models | 4m 32s
- Cloud-based Compute Options | 5m 40s
- Cloud Adoption Case Studies - Dropbox and Netflix | 5m 8s
- Cloud Adoption Case Studies - Slack and Fokal | 4m 25s
- Risks and Realities of Cloud Adoption - Exposed AWS Keys | 3m 8s
- Risks and Realities - Cloud Migration Misconceptions | 4m 20s
- Risks and Realities - Prototyping Costs and AWS Relationship | 4m 13s
- Cost-optimization Design Principles | 6m 41s
- Estimating Total Cost of Ownership with AWS TCO Calculator | 10m 37s
- Cost Optimization Basics Module Review | 1m 13s
About the author
Fernando works full time learning the newest trends and tools in application development in order to share them with application developers and architects. He especially enjoys helping others learn about cloud infrastructure offerings to better support the needs of developers and the organizations that they work with.