How VGS achieved cost savings on Amazon Aurora
AWS Partner Network Blog
VGS successfully reduced their Amazon Aurora database costs by strategically transitioning to Aurora I/O-Optimized storage. The key highlights of their cost optimization journey include:
- Identified high I/O usage clusters accounting for 30-40% of daily database costs
- Used CloudWatch and Performance Insights to pinpoint most expensive Aurora clusters
- Migrated to I/O-Optimized storage during a maintenance window with no downtime
- Achieved cost savings of approximately 20% on Amazon Aurora expenses
- Recommended switching only for clusters where I/O spending exceeds 25% of total database costs
The migration streamlined VGS's database infrastructure, eliminating weekly cost spikes and reducing overall database spending without compromising performance.
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