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Rate Optimization: Commitments & Discounts

Evaluate Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, and Committed Use Discounts. Understand when to commit, how much, and how to measure commitment efficiency.

FinOps Domain: Optimize Cloud Usage & Cost — Rate

40 minutes3 lessons
1

Reserved Instances & Savings Plans

Evaluate commitment discount options across AWS, Azure, and GCP, and select the right commitment strategy for each scenario type.

15 min

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2

Measuring Commitment Efficiency

Track reservation utilization and coverage to identify wasted commitments and missed discount opportunities.

11 min

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3

License Optimization & Bring-Your-Own-License

Understand cloud software licensing trade-offs, BYOL options, and how to avoid double-paying for software licenses.

10 min

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