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Usage Optimisation

Reducing the quantity of resources consumed through architecture, scheduling and efficiency changes.
Targets consumption itself rather than only the price paid, for example by removing unnecessary work or improving efficiency.

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Amortised Cost

Upfront and committed charges spread evenly across the period they cover, rather than recorded in the month they were paid.
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Blended Rate

An average rate calculated across all accounts in a consolidated billing family for a given usage type.
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Cloud Waste

Spend that produces no business value: idle capacity, orphaned resources, over provisioning and unused commitments.
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