kubernetes
AWS: Investigate Saving Plans purchases
we had multiple conversations about this.
We should take a look at saving plans for either AWS Compute in general or specifically EC2 instances family so we can potentially purchase them in early 2025.
Refs:
- https://aws.amazon.com/savingsplans/
- https://kubernetes.slack.com/archives/CCK68P2Q2/p1706741926091069
cc @dims @BenTheElder @upodroid
/milestone v1.32 /area infra /area infra/aws /priority backlog /lifecycle frozen
I've pinged a few folks who are knowledgeable in this area (spot, compute savings plans, etc.)
@bryantbiggs Thank you! I think we have time to have a long conversation (arm64 scheduling, mix nodepools, etc...) about this and ensure we can buy on Jan 2025 or sooner.
I've pinged a few folks who are knowledgeable in this area (spot, compute savings plans, etc.)
Any feedback from your pings ?
Feedback from AWS:
Unfortunately AWS Credits cannot be used to purchase Savings Plans. AWS Credits can be applied to many AWS services and pay-as-you-go pricing, but they cannot be used for Savings Plans purchases. Savings Plans require an upfront commitment and must be paid for with actual currency rather than credits.
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@ameukam: Closing this issue.
In response to this:
Feedback from AWS:
Unfortunately AWS Credits cannot be used to purchase Savings Plans. AWS Credits can be applied to many AWS services and pay-as-you-go pricing, but they cannot be used for Savings Plans purchases. Savings Plans require an upfront commitment and must be paid for with actual currency rather than credits.
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