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AWS Reservation Analysis Guide

Learn how to maximize your AWS Reserved Instance savings with intelligent analysis and optimization recommendations. This comprehensive guide covers instance normalization, utilization calculations, and best practices for RI management.

Reserved InstancesCost OptimizationEC2 & RDS

Topics Covered:

  • How reservation analysis works with AWS Cost Explorer
  • EC2 instance normalization factors and size flexibility
  • Understanding utilization metrics and recommendations
  • Best practices for regional scope and growth planning
  • Required IAM permissions and API access

Quick Start Guide

Get started with Cloud Tuner in minutes and begin optimizing your AWS costs immediately.

1

Sign Up

Create your account at cloudtuner.com/register - no credit card required for trial

2

Connect AWS Account

Add your AWS credentials with read-only IAM permissions for Cost Explorer and resource APIs

3

View Cost Dashboard

Instant visibility into multi-region AWS spending with cost trends and service breakdown

4

Run Reservation Analysis

Identify RI optimization opportunities with one-click analysis and actionable recommendations

Common Topics

Cost Analysis

  • • Multi-region cost tracking
  • • Service-level cost breakdown
  • • Monthly cost comparison
  • • Cost trend forecasting

Reserved Instances

  • • RI coverage analysis
  • • Utilization optimization
  • • Instance normalization
  • • Savings recommendations

Resource Inventory

  • • EC2 instance tracking
  • • RDS database monitoring
  • • S3 bucket inventory
  • • Real-time status updates

Compliance & Updates

  • • Tag compliance monitoring
  • • AWS service update alerts
  • • Compliance reporting
  • • Automated notifications

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