Reserved Instance Optimization
workflow:reserved-instance-optimization
Workflowworkflows/workflows/workflows-finops-deep.yaml·Open in Graph → {
"id": "workflow:reserved-instance-optimization",
"_kind": "Workflow",
"_file": "workflows/workflows/workflows-finops-deep.yaml",
"_cluster": "workflows",
"attributes": {
"displayName": "Reserved Instance Optimization",
"workflowKind": "governance",
"triggerType": "scheduled",
"typicalCadence": "monthly",
"complexity": "cross-team",
"description": "Optimizes reserved instance and savings plan coverage to minimize cloud\ncompute costs -- analyzing current RI and savings plan portfolio utilization\nrates against commitment terms, identifying underutilized reservations\neligible for marketplace resale or modification, modeling optimal commitment\nlevels using historical usage patterns and growth projections, evaluating\ncoverage gaps where on-demand spend exceeds reserved capacity thresholds,\ncomparing pricing across commitment types (standard RI, convertible RI,\ncompute savings plans, instance savings plans) for each workload profile,\nassessing the impact of architectural changes (containerization, serverless\nmigration) on reservation strategy, reviewing expiring commitments and\nrecommending renewal or replacement strategies, and tracking realized\nsavings against projected savings from prior optimization cycles. Produces\nRI utilization report, savings plan coverage analysis, purchase\nrecommendations, and realized-savings tracking. Excludes commitment\npurchases.\n"
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