Policy: AWS > Well-Architected Tool > AWS Well-Architected Framework > Cost Optimization > COST 07. How do you use pricing models to reduce cost? > Perform pricing model analysis

Analyze each component of the workload. Determine if the component and resources will be running for extended periods (for commitment discounts), dynamic and short running (for spot or on-demand). Perform an analysis on the workload using Recommendations feature in AWS Cost Explorer.

See Perform pricing model analysis for more information.

Resource Types

This policy targets the following resource types:

AWS > Well-Architected Tool > AWS Well-Architected Framework

Primary Policy

This policy is used with the following primary policy:

AWS > Well-Architected Tool > AWS Well-Architected Framework > Cost Optimization > COST 07. How do you use pricing models to reduce cost?

Controls

Policy Specification

Schema Type	`string`
Default	`Skip`
Valid Values [YAML]	`Skip` `True` `False`

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Policy Settings by Type report

Developers

Category URI

tmod:@turbot/turbot#/control/categories/other

Policy Type URI

tmod:@turbot/aws-wellarchitected-framework#/policy/types/cost07Analysis

GraphQL

query policyType(id: "tmod:@turbot/aws-wellarchitected-framework#/policy/types/cost07Analysis") { … }

query policySettings(filter: "policyTypeId:'tmod:@turbot/aws-wellarchitected-framework#/policy/types/cost07Analysis'") { … }

query policyValues(filter: "policyTypeId:'tmod:@turbot/aws-wellarchitected-framework#/policy/types/cost07Analysis'") { … }

CLI

Get Policy Type

turbot graphql policy-type --id "tmod:@turbot/aws-wellarchitected-framework#/policy/types/cost07Analysis"

Get Policy Settings

turbot graphql policy-settings --filter "policyTypeId:tmod:@turbot/aws-wellarchitected-framework#/policy/types/cost07Analysis"