Cloud Cost Management
Cost Analysis
Estimating, monitoring, and optimizing infrastructure costs for on-premises and AWS deployments.
MC-001 Cost Comparison
Estimated monthly costs for each deployment phase.
| Deployment | Estimated Monthly Cost | Status |
|---|---|---|
| On-Premises Lab | Existing Hardware | Active |
| AWS EC2 + RDS | Estimated During Testing | Planned |
| Serverless Architecture | Lower Ongoing Cost | Future |
Phase 1
On-Premises
Phase 2
AWS EC2
Phase 3
Serverless
Goal
Cost Optimization
Cost Optimization Strategy
- Start development on existing on-premises hardware.
- Use a small EC2 instance for demonstrations.
- Terminate non-production resources when not in use.
- Store static assets in Amazon S3.
- Use CloudFront to improve performance.
- Migrate to serverless services where appropriate.
- Monitor spending using AWS Budgets.
- Review AWS Cost Explorer regularly.
Engineering Note
The objective of MC-001 is not only to deploy a working Help Desk platform, but also to demonstrate cost-conscious engineering decisions. The project intentionally progresses from an existing on-premises environment to AWS and finally to a cloud-native architecture to balance learning, operational efficiency, and cost.