A financial technology company uses the Google Cloud Pricing Calculator to model monthly compute expenses for a batch processing workload running on standard Compute Engine virtual machines. The workload executes for 4 hours each night, totaling 120 hours over a standard 730-hour billing month.
How will the Google Cloud Pricing Calculator apply Sustained Use Discounts (SUDs) to this Compute Engine estimate?
- The calculator will not apply Sustained Use Discounts because the workload runs for less than the 25% monthly usage threshold (~182.5 hours) required to qualify for SUDs.Answer
- BThe calculator will automatically apply a prorated Sustained Use Discount because the instances are launched on a daily recurring schedule.
- CThe calculator will convert the compute cost to Spot VM pricing automatically once total monthly runtime exceeds 100 hours.
- DThe calculator requires selecting GKE Autopilot management mode in order to enable automatic Sustained Use Discounts for non-continuous Compute Engine workloads.
Answer
The Google Cloud Pricing Calculator will not apply Sustained Use Discounts because the total runtime of 120 hours is below the 25% monthly usage threshold (~182.5 hours) required for SUD eligibility.
Google Cloud Sustained Use Discounts (SUDs) automatically apply to Compute Engine instances that run for more than 25% of a billing month (~182.5 hours based on a 730-hour month). Because the batch workload runs for 4 hours per day for 30 days, total runtime is 120 hours. Since 120 hours is below the 25% threshold, the Pricing Calculator correctly estimates costs at the baseline hourly rate without applying SUDs.
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Compute Engine Sustained Use Discount (SUD) Threshold Mechanics
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