Netflix spends 1 Billion dollars on AWS every year.

Netflix spends 1 Billion dollars on AWS every year.

That's billion with a B.

That may seem like a large amount to spend on a cloud platform and may scare you.

But AWS is a critical part of the reason they make ~12 Billion in profits.

Netflix invests heavily in cloud optimization.

They developed sophisticated auto-scaling systems to right-size their cloud infrastructure based on real-time demand.

By constantly right-sizing workloads and using spot instances where they can, they've saved millions each year in AWS costs.

If you're not right-sizing your cloud workloads, you're probably paying too much every month - even as a small/medium business.

Right-sizing your resources is the number one way businesses optimize costs in the cloud.

Without it, most businesses potentially have hundreds or thousands of extra charges on their AWS bill.

In yesterday's newsletter, I shared 11 methods and tips on effective right-sizing in the cloud.

If you missed it you can get it here: