This calculator is designed to help illustrate how resource allocation in a cloud environment can maximize utilization and reduce costs. By using examples like reserved hours, on-demand hours, and spot hours, the tool demonstrates the flexibility of cloud-based infrastructure. It also highlights the potential benefits of splitting costs between multiple cloud providers. The AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud pricing models are complex, and this calculator does not attempt to replicate them. Instead, it aims to showcase the advantages of optimizing cloud usage, providing on-demand scalability around predictable hours, and supplementing with spot and on-demand hours to ensure efficient, cost-effective resource management.
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