# Utilization: Utilization vs Cost

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The Utilization vs Cost dashboard is designed to reveal workloads which are underutilized (expensive and seldom-used) and which are very cost-efficient (inexpensive and frequently-used). Administrators can filter the workloads considered by the dashboard through the use of filters and potentially identify areas of cost savings by decommissioning seldom-used machines.

## Filters

Filter the workloads pulled into the dashboard by one or more of the following fields:

- Workload name (all matching search terms)
- Time period (Current, one-day average, one-week average, one-month average, three-month average, six-month average, or one-year average)
- Type (virtual machines, hosts, or bare metal)
- Tenant
- Tag (Key)
- Value (Tag value)

## Data Displayed

The following aggregate totals are compiled for workloads that meet set filters:

- **COUNT:** The total number of workloads that meet dashboard filters
- **CLOUD COUNT:** The total number of Clouds represented by the selected workloads
- **MONTH TO DATE:** The total spend in the current month for selected workloads
- **PROJECTED:** The total projected current-month spend for selected workloads
- **AVERAGE UTILIZATION:** The computed average utilization figure for all workloads selected by dashboard filters

## Utilization List

In addition to the totals and graph displayed, two workload lists are given showing the least utilized workloads by cost (lowest utilization per cost dollar) and the least utilized workloads overall (lowest utilization overall). These workloads are listed with links to the Instance or server detail pages, along with other details related to price and resource utilization.
