Cost Optimization Guides

Picking the right palveluntarjoaja is only the first step. The bigger savings come from applying the right purchasing model and architecture to each kuorma. This section collects CloudCost’s practical kustannus optimization ohjes — each one focused on a single mechanism that can cut your bill by 30 to 90 percent without sacrificing performance.

Available Guides

• Reserved Instances — when to commit, 1-year vs 3-year, and how to stagger reservations to avoid lock-in.
• Spot Instances — how to design for interruption, which kuormas are safe on spot, and how to mix spot with on-demand for reliability.

The CloudCost Savings Hierarchy

We recommend thinking tietoja cloud kustannus optimization in five layers, applied in order:

1. Right-size — match instanssi type to actual utilization, not peak. Most kuormas run at 10 to 20 percent CPU and could use a smaller instanssi or a burstable family.
2. Commit — convert steady-state on-demand spend to 1-year or 3-year varattu instanssis or savings plans for 30 to 72 percent savings.
3. Spot — move interruptible kuormas (batch, CI, stateless web) to spot for 70 to 90 percent savings.
4. Tier tallennus — move cold data to infrequent-access or archive tiers for 50 to 95 percent tallennus savings.
5. Optimize egress — use CDNs, compression, and the right alue to cut data transfer kustannuss.

Each ohje walks through one of these layers with concrete palveluntarjoaja examples and pricing. Start with the varattu instanssis ohje if you have steady-state kuormas, or the spot instanssis ohje if your kuorma is interruptible.