# AWS WorkSpaces optimization | Cloud Efficiency Hub

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2 documented AWS WorkSpaces cost inefficiencies, each with how to detect it and how to fix it.

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2 documented AWS WorkSpaces cost inefficiencies, each with how to detect it and how to fix it.

## 2 inefficiencies

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- AWS WorkSpaces  CER-0033

### [Inactive AWS WorkSpace](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/inactive-aws-workspace)

If an AWS WorkSpace has been provisioned but not accessed in a meaningful timeframe, it may represent waste - particularly if it is set to monthly billing. Many organizations leave WorkSpaces active for users who no longer need them or...

Compute

- AWS WorkSpaces  CER-0356

### [WorkSpaces Running Mode Mismatched to Usage Hours](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/workspaces-running-mode-mismatched-to-usage-hours)

WorkSpaces Personal offers two running modes with different billing: AlwaysOn, a fixed monthly fee for unlimited use, and AutoStop, which bills by the hour while the WorkSpace runs on top of a fixed monthly infrastructure fee. Which one is...

Compute

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