Cloud Waste Checklist

Work through this checklist to identify common sources of cloud cost waste. Progress is saved in your browser.

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Compute

No unattached EBS volumes lingering on accountsNo stopped EC2 instances running for months without termination reviewAuto Scaling Groups configured with sensible min/max boundsSpot or Savings Plans used for fault-tolerant workloadsRight-sized instance types based on actual CPU/memory usage

Storage

S3 lifecycle policies move cold data to cheaper storage classesOld EBS/RDS snapshots are pruned on a scheduleUnused EFS file systems and access points removedLog retention policies configured (CloudWatch, ELK, etc.)

Networking

No idle/unused load balancers or NAT gatewaysUnused Elastic IPs releasedCross-AZ / cross-region data transfer reviewed and minimizedCDN (CloudFront) used for static asset delivery

Kubernetes

Resource requests/limits set on all workloadsCluster Autoscaler or Karpenter enabledIdle namespaces and orphaned PVCs cleaned upHorizontal Pod Autoscaler used for variable workloads

Governance

Cost allocation tags applied consistently across resourcesBudgets and billing alerts configuredRegular cost reviews scheduled with engineering teamsReserved Instances / Savings Plans coverage reviewed quarterly

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