Cost Optimization Guides

Picking the right leverandor is only the first step. The bigger savings come from applying the right purchasing model and architecture to each arbeidsbelastning. This section collects CloudCost’s practical kostnad optimization veilednings — 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 arbeidsbelastnings are safe on spot, and how to mix spot with on-demand for reliability.

The CloudCost Savings Hierarchy

We recommend thinking om cloud kostnad optimization in five layers, applied in order:

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

Each veiledning walks through one of these layers with concrete leverandor examples and pricing. Start with the reservert instanss veiledning if you have steady-state arbeidsbelastnings, or the spot instanss veiledning if your arbeidsbelastning is interruptible.