# Commitment Manager For AWS

A Zesty Capability For Maximizing Savings Plans Coverage Without Lock-In Risk. Commitment Manager for AWS is part of Zesty’s optimization platform. It continuously manages a dynamic portfolio of Savings Plans to maximize coverage, reduce costs, and minimize financial risk as usage changes.

## **Static Commitments Create Cost Inefficiency And Financial Risk**

AWS Savings Plans offer significant discounts, but managing them effectively is complex.

Teams must balance:

- Maximizing coverage to reduce costs
- Avoiding overcommitment that leads to waste

In practice:

- Coverage remains partial due to uncertainty
- Forecasting usage is error-prone
- Commitments are locked for 1 to 3 years
- Engineers spend time managing purchases and renewals

The result is a fragmented strategy that either leaves savings unrealized or introduces financial risk.

## **How Zesty Continuously Optimizes Savings Plans**

### **Dynamic Coverage And Predictive Portfolio Management**

Zesty manages Savings Plans as a continuously evolving portfolio, adapting in real time to usage patterns and future demand.

#### **Dynamic Coverage With Micro-Commitments**

Instead of large, static commitments, Savings Plans are managed as smaller units that can be adjusted over time.

- Purchases are distributed across micro-commitments
- Plans are renewed, adjusted, or allowed to expire
- Coverage adapts as usage increases or decreases

**Outcome:** High coverage without long-term overcommitment risk.

#### **Predictive Portfolio Optimization**

Historical and real-time usage data are analyzed to forecast demand and guide commitment decisions.

- Predicts workload growth and fluctuations
- Adjusts purchasing strategy based on expected usage
- Aligns coverage targets with risk tolerance

**Outcome:** Savings are maximized while maintaining flexibility.

## **Key Capabilities**

### **Maximize Savings Plans Coverage**

Savings Plans are continuously adjusted to maintain high coverage levels across compute and database usage.

**Outcome:** More infrastructure spend is covered by discounted rates.

### **Reduce Commitment Risk**

Micro-commitment strategy minimizes the risk of overcommitting to unused capacity.

**Outcome:** Avoid wasted spend while maintaining flexibility.

### **Automate Commitment Lifecycle Management**

Purchasing, renewal, and expiration of Savings Plans are fully automated.

**Outcome:** Eliminate manual tracking and operational overhead.

### **Align Strategy With Business Goals**

Coverage targets, growth expectations, and risk tolerance can be configured and continuously enforced.

**Outcome:** Commitment strategy reflects business priorities.

## **From Static Commitments To Dynamic Optimization**

|     |     |     |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Default AWS Approach** | **With Zesty Commitment Manager** |
| **Coverage** | 30–60% typical coverage | Up to 99% coverage |
| **Cost efficiency** | Partial savings | Up to 50% cost reduction |
| **Commitment strategy** | Large, fixed commitments | Distributed micro-commitments |
| **Risk exposure** | High risk of overcommitment | Coverage aligned with usage |
| **Automation** | Manual management | Fully automated lifecycle management |
| **Forecasting** | Manual estimates | Real-time and predictive optimization |
| **Operational effort** | Ongoing manual work | Minimal engineering involvement |

## **Benefits**

### **Maximize Savings Without Increasing Risk**

Increase Savings Plans coverage while maintaining flexibility as usage changes.

### **Reduce AWS Compute And Database Costs**

Continuously optimize commitments to lower EC2 and database spend.

### **Eliminate Manual Commitment Management**

Remove the need for forecasting, tracking, and adjusting commitments manually.

## Frequently Asked Questions About Commitment Manager For AWS

### How Is Commitment Manager Different From Managing Savings Plans Manually?

Manual management relies on forecasts and periodic adjustments. This approach continuously adapts commitments based on real-time and predicted usage.

### Does Commitment Manager Increase Financial Risk?

No. The use of smaller, distributed commitments reduces exposure and avoids large overcommitments.

### How Quickly Are Savings Realized With Commitment Manager?

Savings begin immediately as coverage improves, with full optimization reached over time depending on the existing portfolio.

### Does Commitment Manager Require Access To Instances?

No. The system operates using usage metadata and does not access application-level data.

## **Part Of The Zesty Optimization Platform**

Commitment Manager works alongside other capabilities:

- **Multi-Dimensional Autoscaling** to optimize resources and replicas
- **Adaptive Pod Placement** to enable node consolidation
- **FastScaler** to handle unpredictable traffic spikes
- **Persistent Volume Autoscaling** to continuously rightsize storage
- **Kubernetes Cost Visibility** to drive data-informed decisions

### **Maximize Savings Plans Coverage Without Lock-In**

Continuously optimize your AWS commitments and reduce costs while staying flexible as usage evolves.