Cost Optimization Guides

Picking the right leverantor is only the first step. The bigger savings come from applying the right purchasing model and architecture to each arbetsbelastning. This section collects CloudCost’s practical kostnad optimization guides — 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 arbetsbelastnings 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 arbetsbelastnings 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 reserverad instanss or savings plans for 30 to 72 percent savings.
3. Spot — move interruptible arbetsbelastnings (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 guide walks through one of these layers with concrete leverantor examples and pricing. Start with the reserverad instanss guide if you have steady-state arbetsbelastnings, or the spot instanss guide if your arbetsbelastning is interruptible.