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RDS Idle Instance Status

HIGH

Source

CloudSploit

rds-idle-instance-status

management console

RDS Idle Instance Status

Ensure there are no RDS instances with CPU utilization below all of the defined thresholds within last 7 days.

Idle Amazon RDS instance is a prime candidate for reducing monthly AWS expenses and preventing unnecessary usage charges from accumulating.

Recommended Actions

Identify and remove idle RDS instance

Links

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/amazon-rds-monitoring-alerting/db-instance-cloudwatch-metrics.html

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