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What it shows

Beacon reports on how well your existing AWS commitments (Reserved Instances and Savings Plans) are being used, and identifies on-demand usage that could be converted to commitments for savings.

How to use it

Key metrics

  • RI utilization — what percentage of your purchased RIs are actually being used
  • RI coverage — what percentage of your eligible usage is covered by RIs
  • Savings Plan utilization — how much of your Savings Plan commitment is being consumed
  • On-demand exposure — usage running at on-demand rates where commitments would save money