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by koolba 3601 days ago
> 3. Google's Sustained Use Discounts vs AWS RIs

Big +1 on that one.

Getting reserved instance correct always feels like a form of voodoo mathematics (I want to save money but what if we scale?!).

The old light/medium/heavy was odd enough but the new no/some/full upfront is a effectively usury. You're agreeing to pay the whole thing regardless of the up front amount so the other two options are effectively a high interest loan to buy the full upfront fee.