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Right-sizing

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Definition

Adjusting cloud resources to match actual usage needs, eliminating waste from over-provisioned or under-utilized resources. Like switching from a large apartment to one that fits your actual living needs.

Real-World Example

After analyzing usage patterns, a company right-sizes their database from an 8-core instance to a 4-core instance, cutting costs by 50% with no performance impact.

Cloud Provider Equivalencies

All four provide rightsizing recommendations by analyzing resource utilization and suggesting smaller/larger instance shapes or configuration changes to reduce cost and maintain performance.

AWS
AWS Compute Optimizer
AZ
Azure Advisor
GCP
Recommender
OCI
OCI Cloud Advisor

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