Introduction

Cloud resource rightsizing is the process of aligning provisioned cloud resources with actual workload requirements to achieve optimal cost efficiency and performance. It involves continuously monitoring resource utilization, analyzing historical consumption patterns, and identifying opportunities to resize or reconfigure resources to better match operational needs.

By eliminating overprovisioning and addressing underutilization, rightsizing helps organizations maintain performance standards while controlling cloud spend.

Key benefits include:

• Cost optimization – Reduces unnecessary cloud expenditure by eliminating oversized or underutilized resources.
• Performance efficiency – Ensures workloads are supported by appropriately sized resources based on actual demand.
• Improved resource utilization – Maximizes the value of provisioned infrastructure by aligning capacity with usage patterns.

Rightsizing capabilities for a cost management group can be accessed through the following navigation path:
Cost group -> Optimization -> Rightsizing

Rightsizing recommendations are available in two formats, allowing users to choose the view that best aligns with their operational and decision-making preferences.

1. Basic recommendations
2. Advanced recommendations