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Cloud Computing · Intermediate

Committed Use Discounts (CUD)

Google Cloud discounts for committing to resource quantities or spend for 1 or 3 years.

Definition

Resource-based CUDs commit to vCPUs, memory, GPUs or local SSD in a region for deep discounts on Compute Engine. Spend-based CUDs commit to a minimum hourly spend on services such as Compute Engine (flexible CUDs), Cloud SQL, Cloud Run and others. Commitments cannot be canceled.

Example

A company commits to 200 vCPUs and 800 GB of memory in us-central1 for three years for its steady production fleet.

Exam tip

Use CUDs for predictable baseline usage, Spot for interruptible work and on-demand for spikes.

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