Cost Explorer shows several county RDS instances nearly idle overnight while still accruing instance charges. Which action best reduces that waste?
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Short Explanation
If Cost Explorer shows the database sleeping on the clock, put it to bed. Stop and start nonprod RDS on a schedule instead of paying for empty nights.
Full Explanation
AWS Cost Explorer highlights idle relational spend so teams can act. Nonproduction RDS instances can often be stopped on a schedule and started before business hours, cutting instance hours. Upsizing idle databases increases cost. Snowball Edge is a data-transfer appliance, not an idle-RDS remedy. Generating artificial cross-AZ traffic wastes transfer spend and does not fix idle capacity.