Dashboard
Dashboard
The SkySaver Dashboard is your central command center for monitoring AWS costs and managing optimization activities. It provides at-a-glance insights into your cloud spending and the status of your automations.
Dashboard Layout
The dashboard is organized into several key sections:
Cost Overview Widget
The Cost Overview widget displays:
- Total Spend - Current period spending across all connected accounts
Spending Breakdown
The dashboard shows a high-level cost summary. For detailed breakdowns by service, account, or region, use the Cost Explorer Query Builder which supports:
- Service - EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, etc.
- Account - Individual AWS account spending
- Region - Geographic distribution of costs
Click View Details or navigate to Cost Explorer for in-depth analysis.
Savings Opportunities
This widget highlights potential cost savings:
- Rightsizing Recommendations - Suggestions for instance type changes (via AWS Cost Optimization Hub)
- Unattached ENIs - Network interfaces without attached instances (via ENI Finder)
Recent Activity
Track the latest actions taken by SkySaver:
- Schedule executions (resource starts/stops)
- Automation runs
- Configuration changes
- User activity
Quick Actions
Shortcuts to common tasks:
- Create a new schedule
- Run an automation
- Add an AWS account
- View reports
Customizing the Dashboard
The dashboard adapts to your configuration:
- Widgets appear based on enabled features
- Time ranges can be adjusted
- Account filters can focus on specific AWS accounts
Interpreting the Data
Cost Trends
- Green indicators - Costs are decreasing compared to the previous period
- Red indicators - Costs are increasing
- Gray indicators - No significant change
Automation Status
- Active - Automation is enabled and running
- Paused - Automation is temporarily disabled
- Error - Automation encountered an issue (check reports)
Dashboard Refresh
The dashboard automatically refreshes every few minutes. You can manually refresh by clicking the refresh icon or pressing F5.
Related Topics
- Cost Explorer - For detailed cost analysis
- Automation Reports - For execution history
- Key Concepts - Understanding SkySaver terminology