Discover cost optimisation strategies for Amazon EBS

Explore how Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) supports cost optimisation by examining AWS Well-Architected Framework principles, volume types, pricing considerations, performance characteristics, underused resource management, and AWS Cost Optimizer to reduce storage costs efficiently.

Apply Amazon EBS cost optimisation in practice

Discover how Amazon EBS cost optimisation techniques, volume sizing, performance tuning, and AWS Cost Optimizer support efficient, cost-effective, and high-performing storage deployments.

You’ll access learning content and practical activities online through Amazon Web Services (AWS), alongside your FutureLearn course experience, giving you direct access to AWS learning as you progress.

Syllabus

Week 1
Deep Dive: Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) Cost Optimization
- Deep Dive: Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) Cost Optimization
  In this activity, you will apply AWS cost-optimization principles to manage underutilized Amazon EBS resources, adjust volume characteristics to lower expenses, and use AWS Compute Optimizer to select ideal EBS volume types.

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What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

Implement cost savings techniques through management of under-used resources
Make appropriate changes to EBS volume characteristics to reduce costs
Use AWS Cost Optimizer to manage Amazon EBS volume sizing and volume types for cost optimization

Who is the course for?

This course is ideal for cloud architects, and IT professionals

Who developed the course?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

AWS is the world’s most comprehensive cloud, enabling organizations to accelerate innovation, reduce costs, and scale more efficiently.

What's included?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) are offering everyone who joins this course a free digital upgrade, so that you can experience the full benefits of studying online for free. This means that you get:

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A PDF Certificate of Achievement to prove your success when you’re eligible

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