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by ecarlin 7y ago
Alternatively, if you just want a quick at-a-glance comparison of RIs vs. Savings Plans, see here - https://www.prosperops.com/assets/img/blog/ris_and_savings_p...
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by ecarlin 7y ago
Glad it helped!
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by ecarlin 7y ago
Just as with RIs, Savings Plans do not apply to spot.
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by ecarlin 7y ago
Because the broad feature is called Savings Plans with two initial options of Compute and EC2 Instance, I have to believe AWS will at some point release a Database Savings Plan, a Storage Savings Plan, etc. As with RIs, the compute team goe
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by ecarlin 7y ago
Savings Plans will always match as long as there is usage somewhere and you're not overcommitted. Standard RIs can get mismatched even with other uncovered usage, but can be disposed of via the RI Marketplace (that of course assumes th
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by ecarlin 7y ago
Savings Plans are way more flexible and will automatically float, so as long as you aren't overcommitted, you'll get a discount. One of the benefits of Standard EC2 RIs however is they can be disposed of via the RI Marketplace if
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by ecarlin 7y ago
I think so. GCP Committed Use Discounts allow you to commit in aggregate in terms of vCPU and Memory, but you are still constrained by region and the commits are bifurcated (gen 1, gen 2, custom, etc.). Savings Plans are dollar based so the
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by ecarlin 7y ago
AWS soft launched Savings Plans in the AWS Console earlier today. We played with it, made purchases, read the docs, and wrote up our thoughts here - https://www.prosperops.com/blog/aws-savings-plans/
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Your AWS Reserved Instance metrics could be deceiving you(prosperops.com)
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by ecarlin 10y ago
Rackspace Cloud tries to balance delivering the power of cloud with the simplicity/constructs of traditional infrastructure. It doesn't have the complexity of AWS, but that strength is also a weakness since it lacks the features
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by ecarlin 18y ago
Hey mdasen - Thanks for digging into the details. Please allow me to clarify a couple of things... 1. Average File Size - You have nailed the difference in request fee pricing but failed to point out that 2 of the 5 scenarios show an avg f