[Chico75]

The problem is always around abuse. If it becomes known that you can get a big bonus by wasting a lot of money on useless infra first and then reducing it, other people will start playing the game.

How do you reward cloud cost awareness without creating perverse incentives?

[nvm0n2]

It's always the same answer: managers who pay attention to the details. People familiar with your work should be able to tell if you're gaming the system or not.