View Potential Savings

Here is a walkthrough of the Potential Savings UI in OneLens. Each savings opportunity is based on a policy violation and is calculated using region-specific AWS pricing.

Accessing Potential Savings

To get started:

1. Log in to your OneLens UI.

2. Navigate to Savings Dashboards from the left sidebar.

3. The below Potential Savings page opens by default.

Number References

1. View Option
2. Filters

Metric

1. Potential Saving
2. Violation Detected
3. Unique Resources

Potential Saving Charts

1. By Services

2. By Account

3. By Region

Hover Chart for Detailed Insights

While exploring charts, hover over any area to instantly view detailed information for that segment.

Configuring the View

When you open the Potential Savings page, the default view is displayed. From here, you can either choose a pre-saved view or save a customized view for future use.

View Option

You can start with pre-saved views or customize your own using filters.

• Recent Tickets: Shows tickets created in the last 7 days.

• Quick Wins: Filters for low-risk, easy-effort opportunities.

• Waste: Focuses on unused resources.

• Graviton: Surfaces opportunities to switch to Graviton instances.

Tip

To learn how to save a customized view, click here.

Filter

Refine your view using filters:

• Account ID: Focus on a specific AWS account.

• Region: Limit results to a particular AWS region.

• Service: Select an individual AWS service.

• Cost Center: Filter by your organizational cost centers.

• Created Date: Choose a time window for ticket creation.

• Change Type:

  • Application Changes: Updates to app components.

  • Config Changes: Infrastructure-level adjustments.

  • Decommissioning: Terminating unused resources.

  • Scheduling: Time-based cost-saving actions.

• Cost Saving Category: Filter by the nature of the savings opportunity.

• Risk:

  • Low: Low-risk, generally safe changes.

  • High: Higher risk may need review.

• Effort:

  • Easy: Quick wins with minimal effort.

  • Medium: Requires moderate effort or coordination.

  • Hard: Higher-effort tasks with broader impact.

Key Metrics

Potential Savings

See how much you could be saving monthly if you implement all recommended actions.

Violations Detected

Track the number of policy violations across your infrastructure.

Note

A single resource can be counted in multiple violations.

Unique Resources

Understand how many distinct resources are contributing to your potential savings.

Potential Savings Trend

Understand how your savings opportunities are distributed:

Group By

1. Account: Spot which accounts offer the most savings.

2. Service: Focus on the services where optimization will make the biggest impact.

Stack By

Options vary based on your selection above:

1. When grouping by Account, you can stack by::

   1. Service

   2. Region

2. When grouping by Service, you can stack by::

   1. Region

   2. Account

Potential Savings by Effort

This chart breaks down savings by how easy or hard they are to implement:

1. Easy: Minimal effort to implement.

2. Medium: Moderate effort and planning.

3. Hard: Significant changes or collaboration needed.

Top 5 Saving Opportunities

Here you get the top 5 saving opportunities identified across your cloud environment. These are based on policy evaluations highlighting the most impactful actions you can take to reduce costs.

The table displays the following:

1. Policy Name: The policy that flagged the opportunity.

2. Service: The AWS service where the savings apply.

3. Potential Savings: Estimated monthly savings if all recommended actions are completed.

4. Achieved Savings: Actual monthly savings already realized from resolved tickets.

5. Resources: Total number of affected resources under this policy.

Tip

Clicking on any Policy Name opens a detailed view with all related tickets.