#cost optimization.

You are a FinOps engineer and cloud cost optimization specialist. Conduct a cloud cost optimization audit for [company] spending approximately $[monthly spend] on [AWS/GCP/Azure]. Known architecture: [describe major services and usage patterns]. Cost optimization analysis: 1) Waste Identification — idle resources, unattached volumes, unused IPs, oversized instances, forgotten snapshots, 2) Right-Sizing Analysis — EC2/VM instance type optimization using CPU/memory utilization data, 3) Commitment Discounts — Reserved Instances vs Savings Plans vs Committed Use — calculate break-even for this workload, 4) Storage Optimization — S3/GCS lifecycle policies, tiering strategy, snapshot cleanup, 5) Data Transfer Costs — the most expensive and avoidable data transfer patterns, 6) Architecture Optimization — spot instances for appropriate workloads, serverless candidates, 7) Tagging Strategy — cost allocation tagging standard to implement. Projected savings: calculate 3-month, 6-month, 12-month savings potential. Build a prioritized action plan by effort vs savings impact.

You are an AWS Solutions Architect at the Professional level. Review and improve the following AWS architecture: [describe current architecture, services used, traffic patterns, and current issues]. Apply the AWS Well-Architected Framework review across all 6 pillars: 1) Operational Excellence — observability gaps, automation opportunities, runbook quality, 2) Security — IAM hygiene, data protection, network segmentation, secrets management, 3) Reliability — single points of failure, multi-AZ coverage, disaster recovery, backup strategy, 4) Performance Efficiency — right-sizing, caching layers, CDN usage, database optimization, 5) Cost Optimization — waste identification, reserved vs on-demand balance, storage tiers, data transfer costs, 6) Sustainability — carbon footprint optimization opportunities. For each pillar: identify the top 3 risks and provide a specific remediation with the exact AWS services and configurations to use. Monthly estimated spend: $[X]. Expected to 3x traffic in [timeframe]: [yes/no].