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COST 2. How do you govern usage?

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COST 2. How do you govern usage? - AWS Well-Architected Framework

Establish policies and mechanisms to verify that appropriate costs are incurred while objectives are achieved. By employing a checks-and-balances approach, you can innovate without overspending.

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