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Report effective cost of compute

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Context

Engineers and Engineering Managers want to reduce their billed cost for Compute from a specific provider. In order to do that, they need to know the current rate of commitment-based discounts (without contracted discounts) per type of commitment. This helps to strategize further purchases.

FOCUS Columns

FOCUS SQL Query

SELECT
  CommitmentDiscountType,
  ProviderName,
  ServiceName,
  SubAccountId,
  SubAccountName,
  BillingPeriodStart,
  SUM(EffectiveCost) AS TotalEffectiveCost
FROM focus_data_table
WHERE BillingPeriodStart  >= ? AND BillingPeriodEnd <= ?
  AND ServiceCategory = 'Compute'
GROUP BY
  CommitmentDiscountType,
  ServiceName,
  ProviderName,
  SubAccountId,
  SubAccountName,
  BillingPeriodStart
Related KPIs
Effective Average Compute Cost per Core

Track average cost, after amortization of unused commitment discounts, of each Core per calendar month.

Percent of Compute Spend Covered by Commitment Discounts

Measures the percentage of compute cost (excluding Spot) covered by commitment discount for the previous month.

Percentage of Commitment Discount Waste

The percentage of commitments not applied to on-demand spend.

Effective Savings Rate Percentage

Return on investment metric of all commitment discounts.

Related Personas
Engineering
Related Capabilities
Planning & Estimating