Manage Demand & Supply Resources

Manage Demand, and Supply Resources

Goal: Minimize unused resources
Target: Workload resourcing should only deviate by a maximum of $x from workload demand
Best Practice: Dynamic-based supply
Measures: Deviation % and $
Good/Bad: Good
Why? When does it work well or not?: Ensure there is not an excess of resources compared to the workload demand, and if there is variable demand that the resourcing follows this closely.
Contact/Contributor: costoptimization@amazon.com

Goal: Minimize unused resources
Target: Non-production or development/test workloads must not have more than 5% (by cost) of resources available outside of business hours
Best Practice: Time-based supply
Measures: Deviation %
Good/Bad: Good
Why? When does it work well or not?: Can be hard to track when development/test activities occur outside of defined hours.
Contact/Contributor: costoptimization@amazon.com

Goal: Minimize unused resources
Target: Workload demand should not vary by more than 10% on any single day.
Best Practice: Manage Demand
Measures: Deviation %
Good/Bad: Good
Why? When does it work well or not?: Will be unachievable when demand cannot be altered. Works well when demand can be throttled or buffered to smooth out the peaks.
Contact/Contributor: costoptimization@amazon.com