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Creating an AWS S3 Lifecycle Management rule to clean-up incomplete uploads.

Creating an AWS S3 Lifecycle Management rule to clean-up incomplete uploads.

I was surprised to find a third of my AWS bill was being spent on broken files in S3 buckets, here's how I setup a rule to automatically clean them up using Lifecycle Management rules!

Archiving your data to AWS S3 Glacier storage.

Archiving your data to AWS S3 Glacier storage.

Looking for cheap storage to archive some backups that you don't plan on accessing but might need in the future? Well give AWS S3 Glacier a try!

Using AWS CloudWatch to monitor estimated charges [AWS Billing Part 3]

Using AWS CloudWatch to monitor estimated charges [AWS Billing Part 3]

The final(?) part of this AWS Billing series where I setup a monitor to alert me about potential billing concerns by reporting on estimated costs so I can course correct before they get expensive.

Create a Cost Anomaly Detection Monitor in AWS [AWS Billing Part 2]

Create a Cost Anomaly Detection Monitor in AWS [AWS Billing Part 2]

Part 2 of this journey to keep AWS bills under control! This time we're tackling possible anomalies to detect future billing issues once things are settled down and you get comfortable.

Create a budget in AWS [AWS Billing Part 1]

Create a budget in AWS [AWS Billing Part 1]

One of the scariest things about public clouds are the bills. Even with the pricing calculators your bill can grow out of control quickly with a misconfigured service. Luckily AWS offers solutions to prevent this including the ability to set a budget and get alerted to avoid unexpected costs.

How to get into IT (on a budget)

How to get into IT (on a budget)

Looking to make a career change to IT? Currently working in IT but looking for something different? Want to do it for free or almost free? Here are some budget resources based on some observations I've made over the past few years while in IT.