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Home Dashboard

The Home Dashboard serves as the central hub of the SpendShrink application, providing a consolidated view of your AWS spending across all connected accounts. It's designed to give you immediate visibility into your overall AWS costs, spending trends, and potential savings opportunities.

Accessing the Home Dashboard

The Home Dashboard is the default landing page after logging into SpendShrink. You can also access it at any time by:

  1. Clicking the SpendShrink logo in the top-left corner of any page
  2. Selecting "Home" from the main navigation menu

Dashboard Components

Home Dashboard Overview

The Home Dashboard is organized into several key sections:

Summary Cards

At the top of the dashboard, summary cards provide a quick overview of your AWS spending:

  • Total Month-to-Date: The combined spending across all your AWS accounts for the current month
  • Monthly Forecast: Projected total spending by the end of the current month
  • Previous Month Total: Your combined spending for the previous complete month
  • Monthly Potential: Estimated monthly savings if all identified optimization opportunities were implemented

The main chart visualizes:

  • Historical Spending: View combined spending across all accounts over time
  • Trend Line: Identify overall spending direction and patterns
  • Month-over-Month Comparison: Easily compare current spending to previous periods

Top AWS Accounts

This section highlights:

  • Highest-Cost Accounts: Which AWS accounts are consuming the most budget
  • Account Distribution: What percentage of your total spend each account represents
  • Growth Indicators: Which accounts are showing significant changes in spending

Top AWS Services

This section displays:

  • Most Expensive Services: The AWS services costing you the most across all accounts
  • Service Breakdown: Relative proportions of spending by service
  • Usage Trends: How service usage is changing over time

Recent Anomalies

This section alerts you to:

  • Spending Anomalies: Unusual spending patterns detected across your accounts
  • Severity Levels: Classification of anomalies by potential impact
  • Quick Navigation: Direct links to investigate specific anomalies

Savings Opportunities Preview

This section provides:

  • Free Tier: A preview of potential savings opportunities with estimated values
  • Premium Tier: Detailed top savings opportunities across all accounts
  • ROI Indicators: Which opportunities offer the highest return on investment

Dashboard Features

Account Filtering

You can filter the dashboard to focus on specific accounts:

  1. Use the account selector at the top of the dashboard
  2. Choose "All Accounts" for the consolidated view
  3. Select individual accounts to focus on specific environments

Date Range Selection

Customize the time period displayed:

  1. Use the date range selector in the upper right
  2. Choose from preset ranges (Current Month, Previous Month, etc.)
  3. Select a custom date range for specific analysis periods

Data Refresh

The dashboard data is refreshed:

  • Automatically once every 24 hours
  • Whenever you manually refresh the page
  • When you log in after being logged out for more than 24 hours

Using the Dashboard Effectively

Quick Health Check

The Home Dashboard is ideal for daily monitoring:

  1. Check the summary cards for any significant changes
  2. Review recent anomalies for potential issues
  3. Note the monthly forecast against your expected budget

Cost Allocation

Use the dashboard to understand spend distribution:

  1. Identify which accounts and services consume most of your budget
  2. Track changes in spending patterns over time
  3. Correlate spending with business initiatives or projects

Opportunity Identification

Discover ways to optimize your AWS spending:

  1. Review the Savings Opportunities section for actionable recommendations
  2. Prioritize by potential savings amount
  3. Click through to specific opportunities for implementation details
  • AWS Account Overviews: Dive deeper into individual account details
  • Savings Opportunities: Explore full details of cost-saving recommendations
  • Spend Insights: Analyze specific aspects of your AWS usage
  • Spend Alerts: Configure notifications based on patterns observed on the dashboard

Dashboard Best Practices

  • Morning Review: Check the dashboard at the start of each day for a quick status update
  • Weekly Deep Dive: Spend more time once a week analyzing trends and opportunities
  • Month-End Analysis: Review complete month performance against forecasts and budgets
  • Share with Stakeholders: Use the dashboard to communicate cloud spending with finance and management teams