Cloud Instance Recommender

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Sample CSV Template

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View and download the standard CSV format for optimal auto-mapping:

VM Name,App Name,CPU Count,Memory (GB),CPU Utilization,Memory Utilization,AWS Region,ENV,OS,Workload,Compliance,Min Gen
web-server-01,Storefront,4,16,45,60,us-east-1,Production,Linux,Web Server,,
db-server-02,Billing,8,32,70,80,us-west-2,Production,Windows,Database,PCI,
app-server-03,Billing,2,8,35,45,eu-west-1,Dev,Linux,General,,

Optional columns — click to see rule descriptions

Column	Values	Rules triggered
ENV	Production / Staging / Dev / Test	1a Burstable excluded (Prod/Staging) · 1b Current-gen only (Prod) · 1c No nano/micro (Prod/Staging) · 1d ≥4 vCPU for DB/Web workloads (Prod)
OS	Linux (default) / Windows / macOS	Windows → ARM/Graviton excluded · macOS → mac1/mac2 families only
Workload	General · Database · Web Server · Cache · ML/AI · Batch · HPC	Preferred families sorted first: Database→r/x/z · Web→m/c · Cache→r/x · ML/AI→p/g/trn/inf · Batch→c/m · HPC→hpc/c
Compliance	PCI / HIPAA / FIPS	1b Current-gen only · Nitro Enclaves required (AWS PCI/HIPAA)

All columns are optional — blank cells use safe defaults (Linux, General workload, no ENV restrictions).

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Upload CSV File

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Click to upload CSV or Excel (.xlsx) file

or drag and drop your file here

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Cloud Provider Selection

Select Cloud Providers:

🔶 AWS

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Recommendation Type

Like-to-Like Recommendation
Recommends instances with equal or higher CPU and memory (cheapest option)

Optimized Recommendation
Recommends instances based on actual utilization data

Both
Generates both like-to-like and optimized recommendations

🧠 Optimization Settings

Optimization Mode:

CPU-Based

Memory-Based

💻 CPU Utilization Ranges:

CPU Downsizing (N-1): % to %

CPU Keep Same (N): % to %

CPU Upsizing (N+1): % to 100%

🧠 Memory Utilization Ranges:

Memory Downsizing (N-1): % to %

Memory Keep Same (N): % to %

Memory Upsizing (N+1): % to 100%

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Advanced Instance Filtering (Optional)

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✨ Current Generation Only Include only latest generation instances (recommended for better performance)

🔧 Restrict to specific processor types Choose preferred processor architectures

📋 Restrict to specific instance families Choose main instance families (C, M, R, T, etc.)

❌ Exclude specific instance types Exclude certain categories of instances

🧠 Rule Engine Defaults

Set page-level defaults for all rows. Per-row CSV columns override these. Rules merge with the filters above — conflicts are flagged in red.

ENV

OS

Workload

Compliance

Min Instance Gen

Rule descriptions ▸

Rule	Effect
ENV=Production	Excludes burstable (t-family), enforces current-gen, min 4 vCPU for web/DB workloads
ENV=Staging	Excludes burstable, allows smaller sizes than Production
OS=Windows	De-prioritises Graviton/ARM families; prefers Intel or AMD
Workload=Web Server	Sorts m/c families first; Workload=Database sorts r-family first; ML/AI sorts p/g/trn/inf first
Compliance=HIPAA/PCI	Requires Nitro-capable instances; excludes burstable; enforces current-gen
Min Gen=6+	Excludes m5/c5/r5 (Gen 5) and older; keeps m6i/m7i and newer only. Useful as m5 approaches EOL.

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Results

AWS Pricing Calculator

📦 Bulk Import path

Open AWS Pricing Calculator → Create estimate
Click Bulk import (top-right corner)
Select the correct service template
Download template → fill with this tool's CSV → upload
Save and add service / Save and view summary

⚙️ Manual EC2 path

Open AWS Pricing Calculator → Create estimate
Search for EC2 → click Configure
Set region, OS, instance type & quantity
Save and add service / Save and view summary

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