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Extended Support Monitoring

Extended Support for RDS instances and EKS clusters in Amazon Web Services can lead to significant unnecessary costs when used beyond their standard support period.

We identify this waste through a detection algorithm that monitors the following:

RDS Extended Support

  • Database engine versions that have reached end of standard support
  • Instances running on outdated versions that could be upgraded to newer, standard-supported versions
  • Cost comparison between extended support fees and upgrade costs

EKS Extended Support

  • Kubernetes versions that have reached end of standard support
  • Clusters running on outdated versions that could be upgraded to newer, standard-supported versions
  • Cost analysis of extended support versus version upgrades

By regularly monitoring and evaluating your RDS instances and EKS clusters against these criteria, you can identify opportunities to:

  • Upgrade to newer, standard-supported versions
  • Avoid unnecessary extended support fees
  • Maintain better security and feature access through current versions

This proactive approach not only optimizes your AWS costs but also ensures your infrastructure remains secure and up-to-date with the latest features and improvements.