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AWS Cost Optimization with Terraform: A Practical Guide

Josh Pollara • June 10, 2026

Learn how to reduce AWS costs using Terraform. This guide covers right-sizing, lifecycle rules, tagging, and how to bring cost visibility into your IaC workflow.

Store Terraform state in S3 (with DynamoDB locking)

Josh Pollara • October 10th, 2025

Terraform AWS S3 Backend State Management DevOps

Complete guide to configuring Terraform's S3 backend with DynamoDB state locking, including setup, encryption, versioning, and IAM policies.