The standard cost optimization checklist no longer cuts it. These 8 modern strategies — from unit economics to automated Savings Plans and cost observability — reflect how engineering teams are actually managing cloud spend in 2026.
Most AWS cost forecasts miss by 30–50% not because engineers are careless, but because the forecasting model does not match how AWS actually charges. This is the playbook for getting forecasts right: which metrics to measure, which models to use, and where the structural gaps are.
The most expensive AWS architectures are not the ones that use the most resources — they are the ones whose costs respond unpredictably to inputs. This is the design discipline for building systems where costs are structurally bounded and forecasting is accurate.
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