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runbooks finops optimize-cloudwatch-costsΒΆ

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Usage: runbooks finops optimize-cloudwatch-costs [OPTIONS]

  Analyze and optimize CloudWatch log retention costs.

  Implements Cost Optimization Playbook Phase 4 (CloudWatch cost controls).

  Capabilities: - Log group retention policy optimization - Cost savings
  calculations ($0.50/GB ingestion, $0.03/GB storage) - Automated retention
  recommendations (7/30/90/365 days) - Infinite retention detection and
  remediation

  Business Impact: Typical savings of $10K-$50K annually

Options:
  --profile TEXT                  AWS profile for single-account operations.

                                  πŸ“‹ Profile Selection Guide: ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
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                                  Single Account β†’ Use --profile YOUR_PROFILE
                                  Example: --profile dev-account   When:
                                  Developer/operator working in one AWS
                                  account

                                  Multi-Account LZ β†’ Use --all-profiles (see
                                  inventory commands)   Example: --all-
                                  profiles   When: Platform team discovering
                                  across organization

                                  πŸ” Enrichment Profiles (Automatic):   β€’
                                  Organizations: MANAGEMENT_PROFILE   β€’ Costs:
                                  BILLING_PROFILE   Note: Separate from
                                  discovery profile

                                  Decision: Single account = --profile |
                                  Multi-account = --all-profiles
  --region TEXT                   AWS region override (default: ap-
                                  southeast-2)
  --dry-run                       Safe analysis mode - no resource
                                  modifications (enterprise default)
  --regions TEXT                  AWS regions to analyze (default: major
                                  commercial regions)
  --mcp-validation                Enable MCP validation for cost projections
  --export-format [json|csv|markdown]
                                  Export results format
  --output-file PATH              Output file path for results export
  --output-dir PATH               Output directory for exported files
  --executive                     Executive summary format (business
                                  narrative, <5 min review)
  --help                          Show this message and exit.

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