Hi everyone! I've been trying to wrap my head around Google Cloud's sustained use discounts for VMs, and I have to admit, I'm a bit lost. 😅
I get the basic idea that you get a discount for running an instance for a large portion of the month, but the way it's applied seems... automatic and complex? I was reading the docs and saw this example, but it confused me more:
```
For example, if you run an instance for the entire month (720 hours),
your discount is broken down as follows:
- 0% discount for the first 25% of the month (0–180 hours)
- 30% discount for the next 25% of the month (181–360 hours)
- 40% discount for the next 25% of the month (361–540 hours)
- 50% discount for the final 25% of the month (541–720 hours)
```
How does this compare to something like AWS Savings Plans or Azure Reserved Instances, where you commit upfront? For a beginner trying to forecast costs, which model is more beginner-friendly? Any simple explanation would be super appreciated! Thanks in advance.