# Workloads: Instance Usage

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The Instance Usage dashboard shows Instance counts, resource utilization, and cost breakdowns by Cloud. Administrators can set filters to limit the workloads that are considered for dashboard analysis and then see the results given by Cloud groupings.

## Filters

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

- Instance name (all matching search terms)
- Metric (apply to see the top Clouds by workload count, price, memory, storage, or CPU cores)
- Group
- Cloud
- Tenant
- Tag (Key)
- Value (Tag value)

## Data Displayed

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

- **CLOUDS:** The total number of Clouds represented among workloads meeting the dashboard filters
- **INSTANCES:** The total number of Instances represented in the data
- **MONTH TO DATE:** The total spend in the current month for selected workloads
- **PROJECTED:** The total projected current-month spend for selected workloads
- **MEMORY:** The total memory allotted to selected workloads
- **STORAGE:** The total storage allotted to selected workloads

## Instance Usage List

All Clouds represented in the dashboard are listed here. For each Cloud, we see the total Instance count, total memory allotted, total storage allotted, total CPU cores, and the total price.
