What is 'Right-Sizing' in this context?

Right-sizing involves analyzing resource utilization to downsize over-provisioned instances or remove idle resources that are driving up costs.

Can this skill help automate cost savings?

Yes, it includes Terraform code snippets for setting up budget alerts, auto-scaling policies, and S3 lifecycle configurations to automate savings.

Does it support multi-cloud environments?

Yes, the skill is designed to handle multi-cloud cost governance and identifies optimization patterns applicable across different providers.

What cloud providers does this skill support?

It provides strategies and implementation patterns for Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Cloud Cost Optimization

Name: Cloud Cost Optimization
Author: Microck

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Cloud Infrastructure

Optimizes cloud infrastructure expenses through resource right-sizing, strategic tagging, and platform-specific pricing models.

About

This skill provides a comprehensive framework for managing and reducing cloud spend across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. It empowers Claude to implement systematic cost-governance policies, analyze resource utilization for right-sizing opportunities, and configure automated lifecycle policies and budget alerts using Infrastructure as Code. By leveraging industry best practices for Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, and Spot instances, this skill ensures that cloud environments remain high-performing while minimizing unnecessary financial overhead.

Key Features

108 GitHub stars
Guidance on Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, and Spot/Preemptible VMs
Standardized tagging strategies for granular cost allocation
Multi-cloud cost management strategies for AWS, Azure, and GCP
Infrastructure as Code snippets for budget alerts and lifecycle policies
Automated resource right-sizing and utilization analysis patterns

Use Cases

Implementing automated cost governance and budget alerting through Terraform
Optimizing storage costs using multi-tier lifecycle configurations
Reducing monthly cloud bills by identifying over-provisioned or idle resources

About

Key Features

108 GitHub stars
Guidance on Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, and Spot/Preemptible VMs
Standardized tagging strategies for granular cost allocation
Multi-cloud cost management strategies for AWS, Azure, and GCP
Infrastructure as Code snippets for budget alerts and lifecycle policies
Automated resource right-sizing and utilization analysis patterns

Use Cases

Implementing automated cost governance and budget alerting through Terraform
Optimizing storage costs using multi-tier lifecycle configurations
Reducing monthly cloud bills by identifying over-provisioned or idle resources