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Managing Compute Costs in AWS

Applying the skills of cloud financial management to virtual machine computing is essential. This course will teach you how to choose the right EC2 pricing model for your workloads, and optimize your compute costs.

Beginner
34m
(2)

Created by Mike Hammond

Last Updated Mar 06, 2025

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Managing Compute Costs in AWS

Applying the skills of cloud financial management to virtual machine computing is essential. This course will teach you how to choose the right EC2 pricing model for your workloads, and optimize your compute costs.

Beginner
34m
(2)

Created by Mike Hammond

Last Updated Mar 06, 2025

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What you'll learn

It can be confusing to know if scarce IT resources are being used correctly in a cloud workload, and virtual machines make up a large part of many organization’s spending on cloud services. In this course, Managing Compute Costs in AWS, you’ll learn to make wise choices about use of virtual machines in AWS. First, you’ll explore EC2 instance pricing options. Next, you’ll discover how to optimize costs going forward. Finally, you’ll learn how to forecast compute costs to support budgeting and planning needs. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of cloud cost management needed to ensure your company is spending your IT budget wisely.

Managing Compute Costs in AWS
Beginner
34m
(2)
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Mike Hammond
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Mike Hammond is a seasoned technical trainer with 25 years of experience delivering technical content. His focus is on AWS administration and Windows system administration.

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