Essential Guide to Cloud Cost Management

This book provides a practical, end-to-end guide to cloud cost management, taking you from foundational concepts to advanced optimization and governance. The book presents a comprehensive framework for managing cloud costs built on three pillars: observability, optimization, and governance. You will learn how to gain visibility into cloud usage and cost drivers, apply optimization strategies such as rightsizing, elasticity, modernization, and commitment-based savings to reduce waste, and establish governance through policies, allocation models, and cost-aware practices. The book also covers pricing fundamentals and real-world scenarios.