Bill shock? Cost savings beginner to expert

Cloud costs can grow fast... and can you leave you shocked when the bill comes. In this session, Technologist Karinne Bessette shares practical, real‑world techniques for reducing Cloud spend by up to 40% while maintaining performance and reliability. This session walks from foundational concepts like monitoring to advanced optimization patterns.

Here are some concepts we have to share:
- Where AWS and Azure costs quietly creep in and how to stop them
- When VPC endpoints meaningfully reduce data transfer spend
- How Spot instances and Karpenter work together for savings
... and more.

Note: This month is a combined Central Ohio Azure and Columbus AWS User Group meetup! Thanks Central Ohio Azure for cooperating with us!!!

Bio: Karinne Bessette is a Technical Storyteller at Veeam Software in the office of the CTO, focusing on Microsoft 365 and Backup Technologies, with certifications spanning Microsoft 365, Azure, and Veeam since 2017. A Microsoft MVP and certified MCT, she also teaches IT subjects like CompTIA and Azure fundamentals at Knox County Career Center and collaborates with the Board of Education on curriculum development. She's committed to hands-on learning and staying current with emerging tech trends. Learn more at https://linktr.ee/rinbytes.

CALL FOR SPEAKERS
Learn more: https://www.awscolumbus.com/get-involved/

THANK YOU VEEAM for hosting our meetup! To learn more about Veeam, please visit their website: https://www.veeam.com/

DIRECTIONS
8800 Lyra Dr #450 · Columbus, OH
go to 4th floor.

Want to sponsor the pizza and/or bar tab?
Please contact me if you would like to sponsor this meetup's pizza and/or bar tab: angelo@mandato.com