Policy: AWS > Well-Architected Tool > AWS Well-Architected Framework > Cost Optimization > COST 08. How do you plan for data transfer charges?

Ensure that you plan and monitor data transfer charges so that you can make architectural decisions to minimize costs. A small yet effective architectural change can drastically reduce your operational costs over time.

See COST 08. How do you plan for data transfer charges? for more information.

Resource Types

This policy targets the following resource types:

AWS > Well-Architected Tool > AWS Well-Architected Framework

Primary Policy

This policy is used with the following primary policy:

AWS > Well-Architected Tool > AWS Well-Architected Framework > Cost Optimization

Controls

Policy Specification

Schema Type	`string`
Default	`Skip`
Valid Values [YAML]	`Skip` `Check: Choices based on sub policies` `Check: None of these` `Check: Question does not apply to this workload` `Enforce: Choices based on sub policies` `Enforce: None of these` `Enforce: Question does not apply to this workload`
Examples [YAML]	`Skip`

In Your Workspace

Policy Settings by Type report

Developers

Category URI

tmod:@turbot/turbot#/control/categories/other

Policy Type URI

tmod:@turbot/aws-wellarchitected-framework#/policy/types/cost08

GraphQL

query policyType(id: "tmod:@turbot/aws-wellarchitected-framework#/policy/types/cost08") { … }

query policySettings(filter: "policyTypeId:'tmod:@turbot/aws-wellarchitected-framework#/policy/types/cost08'") { … }

query policyValues(filter: "policyTypeId:'tmod:@turbot/aws-wellarchitected-framework#/policy/types/cost08'") { … }

CLI

Get Policy Type

turbot graphql policy-type --id "tmod:@turbot/aws-wellarchitected-framework#/policy/types/cost08"

Get Policy Settings

turbot graphql policy-settings --filter "policyTypeId:tmod:@turbot/aws-wellarchitected-framework#/policy/types/cost08"