This page describes how committed use discounts work with Google Cloud NetApp Volumes.
About committed use discounts
NetApp Volumes provides spend-based committed use discounts (CUDs) for your predictable storage needs to help you keep costs low on resources you need. You can purchase capacity for your storage pools in Flex, Standard, Premium, or Extreme service levels at heavily discounted prices in return for committing to a minimum spending rate of $11.38 per hour, about $100,000 per year, at your billing account level for a one or three-year period.
How committed use discounts work
NetApp Volumes CUDs are ideal for workloads where you have predictable storage needs. When you commit to a consistent amount of storage capacity, you receive discounted prices on your committed spend rates. Your commitments start the following calendar day after your date of purchase. Your spend-based committed use discounts apply to the eligible usage on your account each hour. If you use more storage capacity in the hour than your initial commitment, the overage is charged at your regular, on-demand rate. If you use less storage capacity per hour than your initial commitment, the discount doesn't carry over to the next hour.
CUD pricing
15% discount on on-demand pricing for a one-year commitment invoiced monthly.
20% discount on on-demand pricing for a three-year commitment invoiced monthly.
If you want to be invoiced in full at the start of the contract, contact your sales representative for more options. Discount percentages are the same in every region. For regional pricing information, see NetApp Volumes pricing.
How CUDs apply to NetApp Volumes usage
CUDs automatically apply to aggregate NetApp Volumes storage capacity on Flex, Standard, Premium, and Extreme service levels and in all regions except Doha and Turin at your billing account level.
NetApp Volumes CUDs don't apply to other NetApp Volumes feature pricing such as cross region replication (CRR) or backups.
Purchasing NetApp Volumes commitments
You can purchase commitments from any Cloud Billing account, and the discount applies to any eligible usage in projects paid for by that Cloud Billing account. Any overage is charged at your regular, on-demand rate. Before you purchase a CUD, make sure to read the Service specific terms regarding Committed Units.
When you purchase a NetApp Volumes CUD, you pay the same commitment fee for the entirety of the commitment period, even if the price of applicable usage changes. In the event of a price change, you still receive the same hourly discounts you signed up for. The commitment fee is billed monthly or upfront, depending on the type of CUD.
Use the following instructions to purchase a CUD for NetApp Volumes using the Google Cloud console.
Go to the NetApp Volumes page in the Google Cloud console.
In the Google Cloud console, go to Billing and click Committed use discounts (CUDs).
In the Committed use discounts page, click Purchase.
From the Product list, select Google Cloud NetApp Volumes.
Under Commitment details, complete the following actions:
Enter a name in the Commitment name field that helps you identify the commitment that you're purchasing.
Choose a commitment period of one or three years.
Enter the on-demand price that matches your planned usage in the Hourly on-demand commitment field.
Review the information you provided and click Purchase to purchase the commitment.
For more information about purchasing spend-based CUDs, see Google Cloud Committed use discounts.
CUD analysis
Google Cloud console provides a committed use discount dashboard that provides a summary of your commitments which include the following fields:
Region
Cost
Term
Start and end dates
Trailing 30 day calculations for commitment cost, savings, utilization, and coverage
Google Cloud console also provides a commitment analysis report that helps you to visualize and understand the effectiveness and financial impact of the CUDs you have purchased.
To view the spend-based CUDs for your Cloud Billing account, you must be a Billing Account Administrator or Billing Account Viewer on the Cloud Billing account.
For more information about how you can understand the analysis of your CUD based discount, see Analyze the effectiveness of spend-based commitments.