Savings Realisation

Cloud Capital shows you exactly how much you’re saving on AWS infrastructure — and where each dollar of savings comes from. This page explains how to read and use the Savings section, including how Cloud Capital measures realised savings and the Effective Savings Rate (ESR).

The Savings Page

Navigate to Savings in the left sidebar to see your full savings summary. The page is organised into three areas:

Summary cards — a top-level view of your coverage, risk, and total savings
Proposals — new savings opportunities identified by Cloud Capital
Cloud Capital Commitments — a detailed table of all active and historical commitments with utilisation, cost, and savings data

Summary Cards

Three cards at the top of the page provide a real-time snapshot of your savings position:

Card	What it shows
Coverage	The percentage of your eligible spend covered by commitments — how much of your on-demand equivalent spend has been converted to discounted committed usage
Risk	Your commitment exposure: the percentage of committed spend not yet matched to actual resource usage. 0% means all commitments are fully utilised
Savings	Total dollar savings realised since joining Cloud Capital, and your current Effective Savings Rate (ESR)

Savings Analysis Flyover

Click the arrow on the Savings card to open a detailed breakdown of where your savings come from. The flyover has two tabs.

Cloud Capital Tab

Shows the savings directly attributable to Cloud Capital’s actions — commitments sourced and managed on your behalf, plus the platform discount.

Last Month Savings — what Cloud Capital saved you in the most recent billing period, with ESR
Cloud Capital’s Commitment Savings — savings from Reserved Instances and Savings Plans that Cloud Capital sourced
Cloud Capital’s Discount — the platform discount Cloud Capital applies to your infrastructure costs
Total Cloud Capital Savings (last 12 months) — cumulative savings over the trailing 12-month window, charted by month

Total Savings Tab

Shows your complete savings picture across all sources, including commitments and discounts that pre-date your Cloud Capital engagement.

Savings Category	Description
Cloud Capital’s Commitment Savings	Savings from commitments sourced and managed by Cloud Capital
Cloud Capital’s Discount	Platform discount applied by Cloud Capital
Customers Pre-existing Commitment Savings	Savings from commitments you held before joining Cloud Capital
Spot Usage Savings	Savings from AWS Spot Instance usage
Other Savings	Enterprise discounts, product discounts, partner discounts, and similar

Effective Savings Rate (ESR)

The Effective Savings Rate (ESR) is the primary metric Cloud Capital uses to measure the efficiency of your cloud spend optimisation.

ESR = Total Savings ÷ Total On-Demand Cost

It answers the question: “Out of what you would have paid at full on-demand rates, what percentage are you saving?” An ESR of 8% means that for every dollar of on-demand-equivalent spend, you pay $0.92 and save $0.08. A higher ESR indicates more effective commitment coverage and discounting. The ESR shown on the Savings card and the Cloud Capital flyover tab reflects Cloud Capital’s direct contribution. The Total Savings tab shows the ESR across all sources combined — including pre-existing commitments, Spot, and other discounts.

Cloud Capital Commitments

The Cloud Capital Commitments table shows the detailed record of all commitments in your portfolio. Switch between two views using the tabs at the top right.

Monthly Breakdown

A month-by-month view of commitment performance. Each row covers one billing period:

Column	Description
Billing Period	The calendar month
Usage	Total committed spend consumed that month, with utilisation %
Commitment Cost	The amortised cost of your commitments for the period
On Demand Cost	What the same usage would have cost at on-demand rates
Savings	On Demand Cost minus Commitment Cost
Savings Rate	Savings as a percentage of On Demand Cost

All-Time Performance

A per-instrument view aggregated across the full commitment term. Each row represents one commitment (for example, a Reserved Instance or Savings Plan):

Column	Description
Instrument Type	The commitment type — Reserved Instance or Savings Plan
Usage	Total units consumed vs available, with utilisation %
Instance Type	The specific instance or resource type committed to
Region	The AWS region the commitment applies to
Operation	The OS or usage operation covered by the commitment
Commitment Cost	Amortised cost over the commitment’s full term
On Demand Cost	Equivalent cost at on-demand rates
GSR Adjustment	Reconciliation adjustment applied against your Guaranteed Savings Rate
Savings	Net savings after GSR adjustment
GSR	The Guaranteed Savings Rate for this commitment
Time Remaining	Months until the commitment expires

Reporting

Cloud Capital provides regular savings reporting to help you and your finance team track progress:

Monthly Reviews — a shared view of savings realised over the prior month, covering ESR, utilisation, and any commitment changes. All customers receive monthly review access.
Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) — a deeper performance review for commitment customers, typically attended by finance, engineering, and executive stakeholders. QBRs cover cumulative savings to date, ESR trends, optimisation recommendations, and the roadmap for further commitment coverage. See Business Reviews (QBR / MBR) for details.

QBRs are available to commitment customers following the initial commitment ladder-up. If you’re not yet on a commitment plan, speak to your Cloud Capital account team about getting started with Cost Optimisation.

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