Estimate cost savings for the Amazon Aurora I/O-Optimized feature using Amazon CloudWatch
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This article explains how to use Amazon CloudWatch metrics to estimate cost savings from Aurora I/O-Optimized configuration compared to Aurora Standard.
- Aurora I/O-Optimized eliminates per-I/O charges, benefiting I/O-intensive workloads
- Use CloudWatch to gather VolumeReadIOPs, VolumeWriteIOPs, and VolumeBytesUsed metrics
- Create CloudWatch dashboard with custom metrics queries for individual cluster analysis
- Calculate monthly costs for compute, storage, and I/O components separately
- Compare total costs between Standard and I/O-Optimized configurations
- Example shows 28% cost reduction by switching to I/O-Optimized
The post provides step-by-step guidance for analyzing individual Aurora cluster costs using CloudWatch, enabling informed decisions about storage configuration optimization.
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