In this post, we make the argument that for most people, EC2 Instance Savings Plans are inferior to their direct predecessor, the Standard RI. As such, unless you have one specific use case we discuss, we recommend you avoid using EC2 Instance Savings Plans altogether.
In this post, we explore two examples that illustrate why you should always purchase Savings Plans in an empty AWS account with no resource usage.
FinOps teams need objective, real-time, dynamic insights into cloud spending, paired with fully automated rate optimization. The combination of CloudZero and ProsperOps gives you the tools you need to make cost efficiency an integral part of your cloud practice.