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Appendix: Cost Optimization

How do you govern usage?

• Develop policies based on your organization requirements
• Implement goals and targets
• Implement an account structure
• Implement groups and roles
• Implement cost controls
• Track project lifecycle

How do you monitor usage and cost?

• Configure detailed information sources
• Identify cost attribution categories
• Establish organization metrics
• Configure billing and cost management tools
• Add organization information to cost and usage
• Allocate costs based on workload metrics

How do you decommission resources?

• Track resources over their life time
• Implement a decommissioning process
• Decommission resources
• Decommission resources automatically

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