Compute platform optimization over the life of a workload in a distributed computing environment

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• hosting a workload on behalf of a user account at least partly using a first virtual computing resource that is provisioned on first computing resources of a service provider network, wherein the first virtual computing resource is of a first virtual computing resource type that is allocated the first computing resources for utilization;
• determining that the workload changed from utilizing a first amount of the first computing resources to utilizing a second amount of the first computing resources;
• identifying, based at least in part on the second amount of the first computing resources, a second virtual computing resource type that is more optimized to host the workload than the first virtual computing resource type, wherein the second virtual computing resource type is allocated second computing resources for utilization;
• and
• providing recommendation data to the user account including a recommendation to migrate the workload from being hosted by the first virtual computing resource to being hosted by a second virtual computing resource that is of the second virtual computing resource type.

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• host a workload on behalf of a user account at least partly using a first virtual computing resource that is provisioned on first computing resources of a service provider network, wherein the first virtual computing resource is of a first virtual computing resource type that is allocated the first computing resources for utilization;
• identify a second virtual computing resource type that has been made available for use to host workloads on behalf of user accounts associated with the service provider network, wherein the second virtual computing resource type is allocated second computing resources for utilization;
• receive a resource-utilization characteristic indicating utilization of the first computing resources by the workload;
• determine, based on the resource-utilization characteristic, that the second virtual computing resource type is more optimized to host the workload than the first virtual computing resource type;
• and
• provide the user account with recommendation data including a recommendation to migrate the workload from being hosted by the first virtual computing resource to being hosted by a second virtual computing resource that is of the second virtual computing resource type.