!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] [Cloud] costs are always a big concern.


Generically, most [Cloud Service Providers] charge for [resources]:
* [Cloud computing]
* [DataStore] capacity
* [Data] Transfer [Outbound]
** Normally there is no cost for [Inbound]  or inter-[Cloud Region]


There may be discount for:
* Different [Cloud Regions]
* Reserving [Cloud] [Resources]
** Dedicated Instances of [Cloud computing]
* Paying up-front
* Spot - basically enables you to bid a price and you can choose whatever price that you want for instance capacity
** May be only be available at unscheduled times
** May be interrupted preempted 


!! [{$pagename}] [AWS]
[AWS] [{$pagename}] generally follows:
* Pay-as-you-go [On demand]
** Some [services] are by the second and some by the hour and some by the ...
* Reserved
** All Up-Front (AURI)
** Partial up-front (PURI)
** No up-front (NURI)
* Spot - Billed by [hour]
* [Dedicated Host] - may be required for [Regulatory compliance] requirements that may not support multi tenant

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