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Terraform code needs to be tested to ensure that it works as expected. In this post, we'll look at some best practices for testing Terraform infrastructure code.

Reducing the cost of AWS NAT Gateways is essential for optimizing the budget for your cloud infrastructure. AWS NAT Gateways play a crucial role in enabling communication between instances in private subnets and the internet, but the cost of using them can add up quickly. In this hands-on guide I’ve covered several best practices to reduce the cost of your AWS NAT Gateways. By following these best practices, you can reduce the cost of your AWS NAT gateway and optimize your cloud infrastructure budget.

In this hands-on guide, we’ll show you how you can migrate your EBS gp2 volumes to gp3 to lower your AWS disk costs by up to 20%.

Elastic IPs are charged an hourly fee even if they are not associated with any running instances, or if they are associated with a stopped instance or with a network interface that is not attached to any running instance. Associating more than one Elastic IP with an instance adds additional charges. Releasing any unassociated Elastic IPs that are no longer needed can help reduce your monthly AWS bill. Stream.Security offers an easy and scalable way to find and manage Elastic IPs with advanced search capabilities and architectural standards.

Old EBS snapshots that are no longer referenced are called orphaned snapshots.You can find and delete these to reduce your AWS bills. You can find orphaned EBS snapshots using AWS Console, AWS CLI, Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager. Alternatively, Stream.Security offers an easier and scalable way to find and manage EBS snapshots with advanced search capabilities and architectural standards.

Managing costs effectively is crucial for organizations using cloud services like Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS Cost Explorer is a powerful tool that provides insights into your AWS usage and costs, enabling you to make informed decisions about resource optimization and budgeting. In this article, we'll explore how to leverage AWS Cost Explorer to improve cost management on AWS.

AWS Cost and Usage Report (CUR) Explained: Unlocking Cost Insights and Optimization Opportunities

We understand how difficult it can be to fully understand what total cloud costs are: direct and indirect costs, applied credits, auto-scaling. But you can't bury your head in the sand and ignore them - you have to look them straight in the eye!