Cost Optimization Guides

Picking the right provider is only the first step. The bigger savings come from applying the right purchasing model and architecture to each beban kerja. This section collects CloudCost’s practical biaya optimization panduans — 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 beban kerjas are safe on spot, and how to mix spot with on-demand for reliability.

The CloudCost Savings Hierarchy

We recommend thinking tentang cloud biaya optimization in five layers, applied in order:

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

Each panduan walks through one of these layers with concrete provider examples and pricing. Start with the reserved instances panduan if you have steady-state beban kerjas, or the spot instances panduan if your beban kerja is interruptible.