Managing Costs with AWS Organizations | The Keys to AWS Optimization | S11 E4
The host, Steph Gooch, along with guests Grant Britton and Alex, explored the importance of structuring AWS accounts using AWS Organizations to centralize cost management and enforce policies through service control policies (SCPs) and tag policies. Alex emphasized the role of FinOps in cloud teams, advocating for a centralized approach to manage costs and encourage cost awareness among developers. Grant presented a solution for creating sandbox accounts using AWS Control Tower, which includes automated budget controls to prevent overspending by restricting account access when budget limits are exceeded. This approach allows organizations to provide developers with the freedom to innovate while maintaining cost governance. The episode also highlighted the flexibility of using CloudFormation for automation and encouraged gamifying cost-saving efforts within teams to promote engagement with FinOps practices.
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0:00 - Intro
2:30 - end of houskeeping & grant origin
4:30 - Alex origin
5:30 - Org intro
9:30 Org screen share
16:30 Demo
29:50 switch back to grant
30:22 blog inspiration
33;00 grant screenshare
37:30 Demo