Programmatic approach to optimize the cost of Amazon RDS snapshots
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This article discusses strategies to manage Amazon RDS snapshots and optimize their associated costs through a programmatic approach.
Specifically, the article covers:
- What are RDS snapshots and how they are billed
- Identifying RDS instances with maximum snapshots
- Identifying the oldest RDS snapshots
- Identifying orphan RDS snapshots
- Using AWS Cost and Usage Report to analyze snapshot costs and trends
- Utilizing AWS Cost Explorer to track backup storage costs
The article provides AWS CLI commands and scripts to help identify and delete old, orphan, or unnecessary snapshots based on business retention policies. It also demonstrates how to use AWS Cost and Usage Report and Athena to gain insights into snapshot costs and usage, enabling better cost optimization.
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