AWS Compute Optimizer: No CloudWatch Agents? Bring Your Own Metrics!

​You don’t need a CloudWatch agent to provide EC2 Memory utilization stats to AWS Compute Optimizer—and you haven’t for a while! 

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Third-Party Integrations for Compute Optimizer
Since 2022, AWS has supported third-party integrations with popular observability tools, like Datadog, Dynatrace, and New Relic.

This means you don’t need a CloudWatch agent to monitor EC2 memory usage--Compute Optimizer can pull data from these external tools to provide performance insights and right-sizing recommendations.

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Optimize Your AWS Compute Costs with Any Monitoring Setup
Whether you’re monitoring with CloudWatch agents or using third-party observability tools, AWS Compute Optimizer helps you:

• Right-size EC2 instances based on actual utilization patterns.
• Optimize costs by identifying over-provisioned resources.
• Make smarter scaling decisions to improve efficiency.

If you’ve been holding back from leveraging Compute Optimizer because of your monitoring setup, now’s the time to dive in!
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Read more in Amazon's official announcement.

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Have You Tried These Compute Optimizer Integrations?
How has Compute Optimizer helped your AWS cost management efforts? Join the conversation over on LinkedIn, or connect with me directly on my LinkedIn page to explore how you can use Compute Optimizer with your existing monitoring tools to optimize performance and reduce costs.