Cost optimization assessment and remediation

In this section, we will see how we can use the questionnaire for cost optimization in the Assessments portal and perform workload optimization of our reference architecture. As discussed in Chapter 3, Implementing Cost Optimization, teams need to have a shift in their mindsets. Ideas that you learned from on-premises should be remolded before applying to the cloud due to the differences in environment. For example, in on-premises, we can host a website in a VM or a container, but in the cloud, we have different IaaS and PaaS offerings based on our requirements. Always take an open-minded approach so that you can learn about the cloud better and get the best out of it. With that in mind, let’s now turn to the Assessments portal and see the questionnaire for cost optimization.

Questionnaire

Now that we are going to take the cost optimization questionnaire, we need to circle back to Figure 8.5, where we saw all the pillars of...