Starting June 1, 2025, AWS is changing how RI and SP discounts can be shared across AWS Organizations by centralized Managed Service Providers. If your business relies on Managed Service Providers (MSPs) or Group-Buying/Discounts for discounted EC2 costs, this policy update could significantly affect your cost-saving strategies.

Currently, many businesses leverage MSPs to share RI/SP commitments across accounts within an AWS Organization. This approach has provided flexibility, enabling companies to manage their cloud commitments effectively.

However, under the new policy, these discounts will only apply to single-organization usage. This means:

• Sharing commitments across multiple accounts via MSPs will no longer comply with AWS Terms and Conditions.
• The flexibility many businesses depend on will no longer be available, potentially leading to higher costs for those relying on external MSPs.

Without the ability to share RI/SP discounts across accounts, your company may face:

• Increased Cloud Costs: Businesses relying on MSPs for centralized discounts will need to find alternative ways to optimize costs.
• Compliance Challenges: Continuing to share RI/SP discounts through external providers will be non-compliant with AWS policies.
• Operational Adjustments: Companies must rethink how they manage and allocate cloud resources efficiently by the June 2025 deadline. 

Managing cloud commitments in-house is one option, depending on your team’s resources. While this approach can work, it’ll often lead to missed savings as you try to balance savings with the risk of overcommitting.

A smarter alternative is Usage's Insured Commitments, which allow you to secure significant savings on one- or three-year AWS, Azure, and GCP commitments—without the long-term risk. With flexible terms as short as 30 days, you can reduce risk, adopt innovative purchasing strategies, and even unlock savings on usage that previously couldn’t be discounted. This approach ensures compliance with AWS’s upcoming policy changes while fully optimizing your cloud commitment strategy for maximum savings.