Too many organizations pay for AWS features they’re not fully using. That’s why PTP and CloudCheckr teamed up for a 1.5-hour on-demand Cloud Management 303 training session. Designed for engineers, FinOps pros, and cloud architects, this session dives deep into the underutilized features that drive cost savings, automation, and better decision-making.
Led by Jarrett Plante, Technical Account Manager at CloudCheckr, and Hong Pun, Cloud Architect at PTP, the session breaks down practical ways to get more from your cloud environment using automation, reporting, tagging, and rightsizing strategies.
What You’ll Learn in Cloud Management 303
This isn’t another cloud 101. It’s a hands-on workshop packed with real-life client scenarios, walkthroughs, and expert commentary. Here’s what’s covered:
🔍 Customized & Automated Best Practice Checks
Learn how to configure and automate your best practice checks in CloudCheckr to proactively surface issues and improve cloud security and governance.
💸 Cost Savings & “Low Hanging Fruit”
Get step-by-step guidance on finding unused resources, stopping zombie assets, and identifying immediate cost-saving opportunities in AWS.
📊 Advanced Grouping & Reporting
Discover how to use saved filters, scheduled emails, and Advanced Grouping to track spend across business units, cost centers, or custom tags.
🏷️ Tag Mapping & Custom Dashboards
Explore how tagging unlocks powerful reporting. Learn to map custom tags in AWS to dashboards and Advanced Grouping views that give executives, team leads, and FinOps analysts actionable insights.
📈 Resource Utilization Confidence & RI Management
Learn how to evaluate Reserved Instance (RI) utilization and avoid misallocation. The training walks through confidence scores that help you determine how aggressive or conservative your commitment strategy should be.
⚙️ Cloud Environment Health Monitoring
Understand how to use CloudCheckr to monitor the state of your cloud environment, create alerts, and automate actions when something doesn’t align with best practices.
Why This Training Matters
During the session, Hong and Jarrett emphasize that many companies only use 10–20% of what’s available in cloud management platforms. That means missed savings, security blind spots, and reactive decisions. This training helps bridge that gap by:
- Empowering cloud engineers to automate more tasks
- Helping FinOps teams make confident financial decisions
- Providing security and compliance visibility across the environment
- Reducing manual effort with smart filters, reports, and alerts
“If you haven’t spent time customizing CloudCheckr for your environment, you’re not getting the full benefit.” — Jarrett Plante
🔎 Transcript Highlights: Cloud Management 303 Training
00:00 – Introduction from PTP and CloudCheckr teams
01:06 – Overview of CloudCheckr’s capabilities and session goals
04:03 – Automation of best practice checks
06:14 – Cost savings reports and unused resources
09:20 – Advanced grouping for granular cost analysis
15:04 – Rightsizing recommendations and utilization scoring
27:02 – Tag mapping to unify fragmented environments
37:05 – Creating cost dashboards and reporting by tags
45:10 – Budget alerts, thresholds, and email automation
51:43 – Real-world strategies for improving tagging hygiene
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