EC2 Usage Pattern Analysis
Find underutilized EC2 instances for immediate cost reduction Goal: List all instances with <30% CPU utilization in last 30 days Instructions: 1. Pull CloudWatch metrics for all EC2 instances 2. Calculate average CPU usage per instance 3. Flag instances below 30% CPU utilization 4. List potential savings by instance type 5. Sort recommendations by cost impact Constraints: - Analyze only running instances - Exclude instances tagged "production=true" - Use last 30 days of data
Reserved Instance Opportunities
Find immediate RI purchase opportunities Goal: List top 10 RI purchase recommendations by savings potential Instructions: 1. Get on-demand instance usage for past 90 days 2. Find instances running consistently (>90% uptime) 3. Calculate savings for 1-year RI terms 4. Rank opportunities by ROI 5. List specific instance details and projected savings Constraints: - Consider only actively running instances - Minimum 90-day consistent usage - Standard RI terms only
Instance Right-sizing
Right-size low-utilization development instances Goal: Reduce instance size for all dev instances using <20% CPU Instructions: 1. Check CPU usage for instances tagged env=dev 2. List instances with <20% average CPU use 3. Recommend next smaller instance size 4. Calculate monthly savings per change 5. Create change list ranked by savings Constraints: - Dev environment only - Same instance family - Minimum 2-week usage history
Storage Optimization
Identify and optimize underutilized EBS volumes Goal: Find volumes with <10% utilization or no activity Instructions: 1. List all EBS volumes and their attachments 2. Check IOPS and throughput last 30 days 3. Flag volumes with no activity 4. Identify oversized volumes 5. Calculate storage waste cost Constraints: - Exclude volumes tagged production=true - Min 30 days monitoring data - Consider only active volumes
Performance Monitoring
Set up basic performance monitoring for all instances Goal: Create CPU, memory, and disk alerts for all instances Instructions: 1. List all active EC2 instances 2. Create CloudWatch CPU alerts at 80% 3. Set up memory utilization alerts 4. Configure disk usage warnings 5. Test alert delivery Constraints: - Standard metrics only - 5-minute intervals - Default SNS topics
Cost Spike Detection
Monitor daily cost changes and alert on spikes Goal: Detect cost increases >20% vs previous day Instructions: 1. Get daily cost data by service 2. Compare to previous day baseline 3. Alert on >20% increases 4. Include service breakdown 5. List main cost drivers Constraints: - Daily comparisons only - Exclude scheduled events - Minimum $100 change
Security Group Audit
Find overly permissive security groups Goal: List all security groups with open internet access Instructions: 1. Get all security group rules 2. Find 0.0.0.0/0 inbound rules 3. Check for sensitive ports (22, 3389, etc) 4. List affected resources 5. Rate risks as High/Medium/Low Constraints: - Inbound rules only - Active security groups only - Consider only attached groups
Encryption Check
Find unencrypted storage resources Goal: List all unencrypted EBS volumes and S3 buckets Instructions: 1. Check encryption status of all EBS volumes 2. Review S3 bucket encryption settings 3. Flag unencrypted resources 4. List volume/bucket details 5. Sort by data sensitivity Constraints: - Active resources only - Include resource tags - Check default encryption
Network Flow Analysis
Analyze VPC flow logs for unusual patterns Goal: Identify top 10 unexpected network flows by volume Instructions: 1. Get VPC flow logs for last 24 hours 2. Find unusual port/protocol combinations 3. List top talkers by volume 4. Compare against baseline 5. Flag suspicious patterns Constraints: - Last 24 hours only - Minimum 1GB transfer - Known ports only
Load Balancer Check
Find underutilized load balancers Goal: List ALBs/NLBs with <100 requests per day Instructions: 1. Get request counts for all LBs 2. Calculate daily average requests 3. List low-traffic LBs 4. Include cost per request 5. Recommend removal if unused Constraints: - Active LBs only - Minimum 7 days data - Exclude new LBs (<7 days)
RDS Performance Check
Find poorly performing RDS instances Goal: List RDS instances with high CPU or IOPS Instructions: 1. Get RDS performance metrics 2. Flag instances >80% CPU 3. Check IOPS vs provisioned 4. List slow queries 5. Recommend instance changes Constraints: - Active instances only - Last 24 hours data - Production instances only
DynamoDB Capacity
Optimize DynamoDB capacity settings Goal: Find tables with >100 throttled requests Instructions: 1. Check read/write capacity usage 2. List throttled requests 3. Calculate required capacity 4. Recommend auto-scaling 5. Estimate cost impact Constraints: - Active tables only - Last 7 days data - Exclude on-demand tables
Lambda Optimization
Find Lambda functions to optimize Goal: List functions with >1GB memory and <100ms runtime Instructions: 1. Get function configuration and metrics 2. Check memory vs max usage 3. Analyze execution times 4. Calculate potential savings 5. Recommend memory settings Constraints: - Active functions only - Minimum 100 invocations - Last 7 days data
API Performance
Find slow API Gateway endpoints Goal: List endpoints with >1s average latency Instructions: 1. Get API Gateway metrics 2.
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