Recommendations

Cost Optimization Recommendations

The Recommendations view is accessible from the How Can I Save? section on the Dashboard. It shows all active cost optimization opportunities identified by AWS Cost Optimization Hub across your connected accounts.

Viewing Recommendations

Navigate to the Dashboard and scroll to How Can I Save?. Recommendations are displayed as cards, grouped by optimization category.

Each card shows:

  • Category — e.g., Rightsizing, Idle Resources, Commitments, Storage
  • Description — A brief explanation of the opportunity
  • Estimated monthly savings — Projected cost reduction per month
  • Estimated annual savings — Monthly savings × 12
  • Implementation effort — Low, Medium, or High

Viewing Resource-Level Detail

Each recommendation card covers one or more specific AWS resources. Click View Details on a card to expand the resource list.

Each resource row includes:

FieldDescription
Resource IDAWS resource identifier (e.g., i-0abc12345)
AccountAWS account ID where the resource lives
RegionAWS region
Current configurationWhat the resource is configured as today
Recommended configurationThe suggested change
Estimated savingsPer-resource monthly savings estimate

Ignoring Recommendations

Some recommendations may not apply to your situation — for example, a database intentionally over-provisioned for peak load. You can dismiss individual resource recommendations to keep the list focused on actionable items.

Ignore for 90 Days

Hides the recommendation temporarily. It will automatically reappear after 90 days so you can reassess.

  1. Expand the recommendation card to view resource-level detail
  2. Click the Ignore button on the resource row
  3. Select Ignore for 90 days

Ignore Permanently

Removes the recommendation from the list indefinitely. Use this for resources that will never be eligible for the suggested change.

  1. Expand the recommendation card to view resource-level detail
  2. Click the Ignore button on the resource row
  3. Select Ignore permanently

Managing Ignored Recommendations

To review or restore ignored recommendations:

  1. On the Dashboard How Can I Save? section, click View Ignored
  2. The Ignored Recommendations view lists all dismissed items with:
    • The original recommendation
    • Why it was ignored (temporary or permanent)
    • Expiry date (for 90-day ignores)
  3. To restore a recommendation, click Restore — it will reappear in the active recommendations list

Acting on Recommendations

SkySaver surfaces recommendations but does not automatically apply them. To act on a recommendation:

Recommendation TypeHow to Act
Rightsizing (EC2)Create a resource schedule to stop/start the instance, or manually resize in AWS Console
Rightsizing (RDS)Use a resource schedule to scale RDS instance class during low-usage windows
Savings Plans / Reserved InstancesPurchase directly in the AWS Billing Console
Storage optimizationEnable S3 Intelligent Tiering automation or manage via AWS Console

Recommendations Freshness

Recommendations are updated based on Cost Optimization Hub data, which has a 24–48 hour lag from AWS. New recommendations will appear after:

  • Enough usage data has been collected (typically a few days after first enabling Cost Explorer)
  • Your usage patterns change significantly