Cost Explorer and VPC Endpoint Savings
Use AWS Cost Explorer CLI to analyze spending, identify NAT Gateway data transfer costs, and quantify savings from VPC endpoints.
Lab Overview
Walk through AWS Cost Explorer from the CLI, learn to read cost-and-usage reports grouped by service and usage type, and build a cost comparison showing how VPC Gateway endpoints eliminate NAT Gateway data-processing charges.
You'll learn to:
- Query Cost Explorer with aws ce get-cost-and-usage grouped by service and usage type
- Identify NAT Gateway data-processing charges in cost reports
- Build a VPC with a NAT Gateway and S3 Gateway endpoint to compare traffic paths
- Create a cost optimization checklist covering VPC endpoints, S3 tiering, right-sizing, and more
Note: Cost Explorer requires approximately 24 hours of billing data. Fresh lab accounts may return $0 values, but the CLI commands and analysis methodology are identical to what you would use on a production account.
Key Resources:
What You'll Learn
Use aws ce get-cost-and-usage to query spending grouped by service and usage type
Identify NAT Gateway data-processing charges in Cost Explorer output
Build a VPC with NAT Gateway and S3 Gateway endpoint to compare cost paths
Create a cost optimization checklist for AWS workloads
Prerequisites
Basic AWS CLI familiarity
Understanding of VPC and NAT Gateway concepts
Technologies Covered
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This lab is part of the AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) course
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