A Developer's Guide to Reducing Your AWS Bill (The Cost of the Cloud Book 1)

Amazon AWS offers a wide array of computing and storage options. Choosing among these options is challenging. Even apparently reasonable decisions can lead to unexpected consequences and costs.

Whether you are a designer, developer, system administrator, or IT manager, the tips presented here will help you tailor AWS to meet your needs while keeping your costs as low as possible.

The guide includes tips on:
• Choosing the right EC2 instance for your application
• When to use (or not use) spot instances
• How to calculate your cost savings with reserved instances
• Using auto-scaling to maximize the efficiency of your EC2 purchases
• Trade-offs between using an AWS service, such as CloudSearch, versus running your own
• Maximizing the benefits of S3 object versioning while keeping costs down
• Exporting large volumes of data without busting your budget