EPISODE · May 26, 2026 · 9 MIN
The Cloud Cost Optimization That Actually Works
from The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise Infrastructure · host Fexingo
Episode 12 of The Cloud Business Podcast digs into the one cost optimization strategy that actually moves the needle for enterprises: rightsizing instance families. Lucas and Luna walk through a real 2025 case where a mid-size SaaS company cut its AWS bill by 38 percent by switching from general-purpose to compute-optimized instances and using savings plans instead of reserved instances. They explain why most companies leave 20-30 percent on the table, how to read utilization reports correctly, and why the cloud providers' own cost tools are designed to make you spend more. No abstract theory — just a practical framework you can apply this quarter. #CloudCostOptimization #AWS #Azure #GCP #InstanceRightsizing #SavingsPlans #ReservedInstances #FinOps #EnterpriseInfrastructure #CloudSpend #TechOperations #BusinessAndTechnology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #CloudInfrastructure #CostManagement #EngineeringLeadership #SaaSBuilders Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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Episode 12 of The Cloud Business Podcast digs into the one cost optimization strategy that actually moves the needle for enterprises: rightsizing instance families. Lucas and Luna walk through a real 2025 case where a mid-size SaaS company cut its AWS bill by 38 percent by switching from general-purpose to compute-optimized instances and using savings plans instead of reserved instances. They explain why most companies leave 20-30 percent on the table, how to read utilization reports correctly, and why the cloud providers' own cost tools are designed to make you spend more. No abstract theory — just a practical framework you can apply this quarter. #CloudCostOptimization #AWS #Azure #GCP #InstanceRightsizing #SavingsPlans #ReservedInstances #FinOps #EnterpriseInfrastructure #CloudSpend #TechOperations #BusinessAndTechnology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #CloudInfrastructure #CostManagement #EngineeringLeadership #SaaSBuilders Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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