BudgieBlog https://cloudbudgie.com/blog Practical AWS cost optimization, minus the fluff. en-us Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The AWS Costs Hiding in Plain Sight https://cloudbudgie.com/blog/hidden-aws-costs https://cloudbudgie.com/blog/hidden-aws-costs Idle EC2 instances, forgotten EBS volumes, quiet load balancers and NAT gateways. Here’s where AWS waste hides, and how to clean it up safely. Cost visibility Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Why Low CPU Doesn’t Mean an EC2 Instance Is Right-Sized https://cloudbudgie.com/blog/ec2-rightsizing-beyond-cpu https://cloudbudgie.com/blog/ec2-rightsizing-beyond-cpu Low CPU doesn’t mean an instance is oversized. Check memory, network, disk I/O, and burst credits before you shrink an EC2 instance. EC2 rightsizing Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Your Dev Environment Doesn’t Need to Work Nights https://cloudbudgie.com/blog/aws-dev-off-hours-scheduling https://cloudbudgie.com/blog/aws-dev-off-hours-scheduling Your dev environment doesn’t need to run 24/7. Here’s how to schedule AWS databases and compute after hours, and what to watch for. Off-hours scheduling Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT