Guides
Numbered in reading order. Each guide compares Azure, AWS and Google Cloud side by side.
- Start here
- 01How cloud cost worksPay-as-you-go versus buying hardware, the default-plan trap, and why you can resize at any time.
- 02Measure usage before you payWhat to measure (CPU, memory, disk, network), for how long, and where each cloud shows it.
- Optimise
- 03RightsizingUsing real usage to pick smaller or newer sizes, a safe way to make the change, and what to resize besides VMs.
- 04Power-off schedulesTurning off non-production outside working hours: how much it saves, the tools in each cloud, and what keeps billing.
- 05Reservations, savings plans and committed use discountsPaying less for the steady baseline: the options in each cloud, how much to commit, and how to keep commitments used.
- 06Stop the bleeding: storage and orphaned resourcesOrphaned disks, snapshots and IPs, wrong storage tiers and redundancy, missing lifecycle rules, and logs kept forever.
- Operate
- 07The monthly cost reviewA 45-minute monthly routine: the numbers to look at, the checklist, and who should be in the room.