Explain the change
- Compare the same billing periods and identify one-off charges.
- Separate business growth from a configuration change.
- Break down the largest services before looking for small anomalies.
Choose reversible actions first
- Check stopped, idle and unattached resources with their owners.
- Review non-production operating schedules.
- Validate sizing against actual demand before reducing capacity.
Make the next review easier
- Assign ownership to unallocated costs.
- Set budget notifications that reach someone who can act.
- Record the action, expected effect and date for checking the result.
Bring this to your next discussion
Use the action list to request a scoped cost-control review. Commitment purchases need a separate usage and commercial assessment.
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