This whitepaper provides a practical guide to managing and optimizing cloud costs across the entire software development lifecycle. It highlights that cost optimization is not a one-time effort but a continuous process requiring strategic decisions in architecture, resource allocation, and code efficiency. The paper outlines key strategies such as selecting the right cloud services, leveraging free-tier limits, implementing efficient logging practices, and right-sizing non-production environments. It also emphasizes adopting serverless models, using billing and usage reports for visibility, enforcing access control policies, and monitoring post-deployment metrics to identify inefficiencies. Additionally, optimizing code for time and space complexity plays a critical role in reducing resour

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