The 30% AWS Cut: An Engineer’s Guide to Cloud FinOps, Infrastructure Automation, and Unit Economics using Python and Terraform - Softcover

Prasad, Ashish

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798257127151

Verlag: Independently published, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

The 30% AWS Cut: An Engineer’s Guide to Architecting for Unit Economics

Stop donating your margins to the cloud provider. Move beyond "On-Call" and start building for "On-Value."

Is your AWS bill eating 30% or more of your SaaS revenue? Most DevOps engineers are trained to build for scale, but few are taught to build for profitability. This book bridges the gap between high-level cloud architecture and the brutal reality of unit economics.

Written by a DevOps veteran, this guide provides a technical roadmap for engineers who are tired of repetitive "Ops" work and ready to command the architecture of value.

Inside This Guide, You’ll Master:

• Part I: Stop the Bleeding. Immediate ROI strategies to hunt down "Zombie" EBS volumes and bypass the silent $0.045/GB NAT Gateway data processing trap.

• Part II: Core Infrastructure Optimization. Learn the "Fear of Downtime" tax. We analyze CloudWatch metrics to right-size RDS/DynamoDB and identify the exact "Tipping Point" where Serverless Lambda becomes more expensive than Fargate.

• Part III: The Silent Accumulators. Master S3 Lifecycle management and Storage Lens to eliminate "Ghost Storage" fees through automated tiering.

• Part IV: Real-World Case Study. A deep dive into architecting a lean, privacy-first Micro-SaaS. Learn how to calculate the exact AWS cost per active user.

Practical, Production-Ready Automation:

This isn't just theory. Each chapter includes:

• Boto3 & Lambda Scripts: For automated cleanup and FinOps guardrails.

• Terraform Snippets: To deploy Gateway Endpoints and Fargate Spot integrations via Infrastructure as Code.

• 10-Minute Action Plans: Checklist-style summaries for immediate implementation.

This Book is Perfect For:

• DevOps & Cloud Engineers: Ready to move into Architectural roles and master the financial side of cloud infrastructure.

• SaaS Founders & CTOs: Who need to optimize their burn rate and understand the true cost of their tech stack.

• Python Developers: Looking to apply their skills to infrastructure automation and financial modeling.

• Platform Engineers: Dedicated to building internal tools that make cost-efficiency a default setting.

Stop viewing AWS as a utility bill and start viewing it as a profit lever. Grab your copy of "The 30% AWS Cut" today and architect your way to a leaner, more profitable cloud.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Independently published
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798257127151
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 73
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.de/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxemburg