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Extended Support Monitoring

Extended Support for AWS managed services can lead to significant unnecessary costs when resources run beyond their standard support period. We detect extended support charges across RDS, EKS, OpenSearch, and ElastiCache.

Implementation Effort: High - Estimated time: 8-40 hours. Requires engine or platform version upgrade with downtime planning, compatibility testing, and rollback strategy.

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 (MySQL 5.7, PostgreSQL 11, SQL Server 13.x)
  • Instances running on outdated versions that could be upgraded to newer, standard-supported versions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 (1.23, 1.24)
  • Clusters running on outdated versions that could be upgraded to newer, standard-supported versions
  • Cost analysis of extended support versus version upgrades

OpenSearch Extended Support

  • Elasticsearch versions that have reached end of standard support (1.5, 2.3, 5.x, 6.0–6.7, 7.1–7.8)
  • OpenSearch versions in extended support (1.0–1.2, 2.3–2.9)
  • Domains running outdated versions that could be upgraded to avoid extended support fees
  • Cost estimation based on instance type and node count

ElastiCache Extended Support

  • Redis OSS versions that have reached end of standard support (4.x, 5.x — effective February 1, 2026)
  • Clusters running outdated Redis versions that could be upgraded to Redis 6+ or migrated to Valkey
  • Cost estimation based on cache node type and node count

By regularly monitoring and evaluating your resources 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.