2024-05-02 | 4 min readField notes

Optimize EC2 Performance & Cost

Schedule non-production instances, use Auto Scaling, and apply Spot where appropriate to balance EC2 performance and AWS cost reduction.

Written by AWS Consultant Team | | 4 min read

EC2 is often the largest AWS bill line item. Align instance families to workload needs and stop or hibernate non-production systems outside business hours.

Auto Scaling keeps capacity matched to demand. Spot Instances can cut costs for fault-tolerant batch jobs when paired with On-Demand or Reserved baselines.

CloudWatch alarms and Instance Scheduler automation prevent idle spend while protecting production performance.

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