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Graviton Optimization for Managed Services

AWS Graviton processors deliver better price-performance compared to traditional x86 instances. Managed services running on older instance families can benefit from migrating to Graviton-based types.

Implementation Effort: Medium - Estimated time: 2-4 hours. Change instance type to Graviton equivalent, requires workload compatibility validation.

What We Detect

  • Graviton migration candidates -- RDS, OpenSearch, and ElastiCache instances running on x86-based instance families where a Graviton equivalent is available

Why It Matters

Graviton-based instances offer up to 40% better price-performance for many workloads. Since managed services handle the underlying OS, migration is typically a simple instance type change with no application code changes required.

Recommendations

  1. Test the Graviton instance type in a non-production environment
  2. Modify the instance type (e.g., db.r5 → db.r6g, cache.r6g, etc.)
  3. Monitor performance after migration to confirm expected improvements

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