AWS Compute Optimizer
Identify optimal AWS resources
Overview
AWS Compute Optimizer recommends optimal AWS resources for your workloads to reduce costs and improve performance by using machine learning to analyze historical utilization metrics. Over-provisioning resources can lead to unnecessary infrastructure cost, and under-provisioning resources can lead to poor application performance. Compute Optimizer helps you choose optimal configurations for four types of AWS resources: Amazon EC2 instances, Amazon EBS volumes, AWS Lambda functions, and Amazon ECS services on AWS Fargate.
✨ Key Features
- EC2 Instance Rightsizing Recommendations
- EBS Volume Optimization Recommendations
- Lambda Function Memory Sizing
- ECS on Fargate Rightsizing
- Analyzes CloudWatch metrics
- Multi-account analysis via AWS Organizations
🎯 Key Differentiators
- No additional cost
- Uses machine learning trained on AWS's own data
- Natively integrated and simple to enable
Unique Value: Provides intelligent, data-driven recommendations to help you easily rightsize your AWS resources, saving money and improving performance with minimal effort.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Identifying a fleet of m5.2xlarge instances that are consistently under 20% CPU utilization and could be downsized to m5.xlarge.
- Finding gp2 EBS volumes that could be migrated to the more cost-effective gp3 type.
- Adjusting the memory allocation for a Lambda function to reduce cost without impacting performance.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Real-time performance monitoring (use CloudWatch)
- Workloads with highly unpredictable, spiky traffic that doesn't follow historical patterns
🏆 Alternatives
While third-party tools may offer more features, Compute Optimizer provides high-quality, ML-driven recommendations for core AWS compute resources at no cost.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Business, Enterprise tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
Free tier: No additional charge.
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