Cloud technologies provide us so many benefits to get us what we need very quickly with its extensive library of services, easy to deploy infrastructure and flexibility to scale. However, without proper planning, control and monitoring you can end up with some unexpected surprises when your bill arrives that can jeopardize your project. As technical professionals it’s easy to get focused on the technology and not consider items such as cost management, but you are essential to successfully creating a cost efficient system. In this session, we will review the primary components of budgeting and cost management, review the tools and programs in place to assist you and provide several tips based on years of experience to help get you started.