AWS guardduty documentation change
Summary
Added new section 'Using AWS Pricing Calculator' with instructions for estimating GuardDuty costs and byte conversion guidance
Security assessment
This change adds cost monitoring documentation for GuardDuty usage. While GuardDuty is a security service, this specific change is purely about cost estimation and financial management, not about security features, vulnerabilities, or security configuration.
Diff
diff --git a/guardduty/latest/ug/monitoring_costs.md b/guardduty/latest/ug/monitoring_costs.md index 66365e926..d5d2e418a 100644 --- a//guardduty/latest/ug/monitoring_costs.md +++ b//guardduty/latest/ug/monitoring_costs.md @@ -143,0 +144,32 @@ The following protection plans include a 30-day free trial: +### Using AWS Pricing Calculator + +You can use the [AWS Pricing Calculator](https://aws.amazon.com/calculator/) to estimate your monthly GuardDuty costs based on your observed usage patterns. To create an estimate for GuardDuty: + + 1. Open the [AWS Pricing Calculator](https://aws.amazon.com/calculator/). + + 2. Choose **Create estimate**. + + 3. On the **Add service** page, search for **Amazon GuardDuty** and choose **Configure**. + + 4. Select the AWS Region where GuardDuty is enabled. + + 5. In the **Service settings** section, enter your estimated usage for each protection plan based on the usage metrics observed in Amazon CloudWatch or the GuardDuty console. + + 6. Choose **Add to my estimate** to view the projected monthly cost. + + + + +###### Note + +Some GuardDuty usage metrics are reported in bytes. When entering values in the AWS Pricing Calculator, you may need to convert bytes to the appropriate unit (MB, GB, or TB). Use the following conversions: + + * 1 MB = 1,048,576 bytes + + * 1 GB = 1,073,741,824 bytes + + * 1 TB = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes + + + +