AWS Service: AWS Compute Optimizer
Question: What types of resources can AWS Compute Optimizer optimize, and how do you configure it for specific workloads?
Answer:
AWS Compute Optimizer can optimize the following resources:
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances
Auto Scaling groups
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) tasks
Amazon EC2 Spot Fleet requests
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) instances
AWS Lambda functions
To use AWS Compute Optimizer, you first need to enable it and grant it permission to analyze your resources. Once enabled, AWS Compute Optimizer automatically analyzes your resources and provides recommendations for optimizing their performance and cost.
AWS Compute Optimizer analyzes the historical utilization and performance metrics of your resources to identify the optimal configuration for each workload. Based on this analysis, it provides recommendations for resizing or reconfiguring your resources to improve their performance and reduce costs.
To configure AWS Compute Optimizer for specific workloads, you can provide additional context and input to the service. For example, you can specify the target utilization level for each resource, the desired performance characteristics, and any constraints or limitations on resource usage. You can also configure AWS Compute Optimizer to provide recommendations for specific periods of time, such as peak usage periods or off-hours.
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