什么是云成本？

The rates you pay to access and use cloud storage services are known as cloud expenses. Cloud hosting costs are a common issue for SaaS organizations since they have long since shifted their workloads to the cloud.
The prices cover:

• Deployment Architecture：与托管系统、虚拟机等相关的成本。
• 数据存储费用 （针对块、对象或文件）：备份存储
• 网络：在云系统之间以及云系统内部移动数据。
• 支持: Cloud providers’ technical assistance.
• Maintenance Services: Additional management expenses

Cloud services continue to be necessary for SaaS organizations. To reduce cloud hosting expenses, it is important to be aware of the following disadvantages:

• Variability：因客户需求变化而导致的价格变动以及 按使用量定价.
• 增长规范：随着公司的发展，其对云存储的需求也会增加，从而推动云服务费用的增长。
• 多租户复杂性：在SaaS架构中，准确分配多租户的云费用可能是一个复杂的过程。

以下 定价策略 可能是SaaS组织为缓解云成本问题而实施的措施：

• 结合技术：按需付费和预付费方式可以混合使用，以处理可预测和不可预测的负载。
• 竞价实例：为了实现真正的成本降低，请密切关注可靠应用程序的实例。
• 协商：对云服务有大量需求的SaaS企业可能会从云服务提供商那里获得不同的价格。

A SaaS company can forecast cloud expenses by looking at consumption, 客户获取 statistics, SaaS 指标, historical trends, and the possibility that new product development could impact the load at hand.

A number of cloud providers offer integrated forecasting tools to help with this procedure.

Companies can leverage these tips to control their cloud costs:

1. Use automation to optimize usage.
2. Match your current needs with available resources.
3. 在不使用时关闭环境。
4. 避免过度配置云资源。