Migrating to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud can significantly reduce costs for businesses of all sizes. With the ability to pay only for what you use and a global network of data centres, organisations can optimise their cloud spend and reduce costs.
Additionally, AWS provides various tools to help organisations monitor and optimise their cloud spending, which further helps them optimise it. The AWS Cost Explorer, for example, allows organisations to analyse their costs over time and identify opportunities to optimise their storage costs. The AWS Trusted Advisor service also recommends optimising costs, improving security, and increasing performance.
However, optimising costs in the cloud requires a deep understanding of the features and services offered by cloud providers. Organisations need to have visibility into cloud usage and costs, understand the different pricing models, use automation tools, and have a solid security strategy. By addressing these challenges, organisations can fully utilise the cloud’s cost-saving benefits and improve their bottom line.
DigitalCloudAdvisor is a forward-thinking IT company that understands the importance of cost optimisation in today’s fast-paced business environment. At DigitalCloudAdvisor, cost optimisation is not just about cutting costs but rather about using the best available features and modern technology to bring your infrastructure up to date. This includes leveraging the power of the cloud, using cutting-edge technologies, and providing expert advice on monitoring and controlling costs in the cloud, in general, and S3, in particular.
By taking this holistic approach to cost optimisation, here are some ways DigitalCloudAdvisor helps your organisations optimise costs in S3 buckets while increasing their competitiveness and efficiency.
S3 Storage Classes
Amazon offers different storage classes that provide various levels of durability, availability, and performance. The choice of storage class will depend on the organisation’s specific needs, including data access patterns, data retention policies, and compliance requirements.
At DigitalCloudAdvisor, we can help you understand the different storage classes offered by Amazon S3 and advise on the best class for various data types. For example, infrequently accessed data can be stored in S3 Standard-IA or S3 One Zone-IA to reduce costs, while frequently accessed data can be stored in S3 Standard.
Data Lifecycle Management (DML)
Data lifecycle management (DLM) manages and automates data movement through different stages. DLM aims to ensure that data is stored in the most cost-effective and appropriate storage tier throughout its lifecycle while ensuring that data remains accessible and compliant with regulatory requirements.
We can help you implement data lifecycle management policies to move data between storage classes as it ages. This can help reduce costs by ensuring that data is always stored in the most cost-effective storage class.
Data Archiving
Archiving data can help organisations save costs by reducing the amount of data stored in more expensive storage tiers, improving data management, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. It can also help organisations free up storage space and enhance the performance of their primary storage systems.
We can support your organisation in implementing data archiving solutions, such as moving infrequently accessed data to S3 Glacier or S3 Glacier Deep Archive for long-term storage.
Data Management
Data management is critical for organisations as it helps them optimise their data storage costs and improve data management and security. It involves a set of policies, procedures, and technologies that ensure data is accurate, accessible, and secure.
DigitalCloudAdvisor can help you implement data management strategies to better organise and manage your data in S3. These strategies can include tagging, metadata management, and data inventory solutions, which can help you understand your data and make more informed decisions about storage costs.
Billing and Cost Management
AWS billing and cost management is designed to help customers understand and optimise their costs while providing flexibility and control over their usage of AWS resources. It can help customers identify and reduce unnecessary costs and optimise their usage of AWS services to lower their overall expenses.
At DigitalCloudAdvisor, we can help you monitor and manage your S3 costs by providing access to tools like AWS Cost Explorer and implementing cost management best practices.
Security and Compliance
Security is another area that organisations need to consider when optimising cloud costs. It is essential for protecting sensitive data and ensuring compliance with regulations. Organisations need a solid security strategy, including network segmentation, encryption, and identity and access management, to ensure their cloud environment is secure and compliant.
It is not uncommon for many organisations to compromise their security and compliance while saving money. While optimising the cost, we can help you ensure that your S3 data is secure and compliant with industry regulations by implementing security and compliance best practices, including encryption, access controls, and logging.
