Resource Type, Size & Number

Resource Type, Size, & Number

Goal: Minimize waste due to over-provisioning
Target: Waste due to compute over-provisioing in the 1st tier of production workloads not to exceed 10% of tier compute cost, as reported by tool X. Waste due to compute over-provisioining in the 2nd tier of production workloads not to exceed 5% of tier compute cost.
Best Practice: Data-based selection
Measures: % of over provisioning
Good/Bad: Good
Why? When does it work well or not?: Provides a $ amount, allows headroom for demand spikes & time to scale
Contact/Contributor: costoptimization@amazon.com