How I Reduced Our AWS Bill by 40% (Without Changing the Architecture)

There are already many articles explaining how to optimize AWS costs. I’ve read quite a few of them, analyzed them, and applied what made sense for my company’s infrastructure. As I mentioned in a previous article, I was responsible for deploying our backend infrastructure to Amazon Web Services. At that point everything was working well: the code was running smoothly the infrastructure was stable Everybody was happy But the monthly AWS bill started giving everyone a headache. No matter whether a company is big or small, optimizing operational costs is always important. Every expense should be carefully analyzed. My Approach to Optimizing the Infrastructure My strategy was actually very simple: Clean the trash Turn off what you don’t use Use less → pay less Follow AWS best practices Nothing fancy. But these simple actions made a big difference. Clean the Trash You’re not mistaken. In almost every infrastructure, if you don’t regularly clean things up, there will be many unused resource