Cost Savings

Users can set time commitments for instance-based services in the Compute, Database, and Data Analytics service categories of the Samsung Cloud Platform Console to save usage costs.

Cost Savings Apply

You can apply for and use Cost Savings on the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

To apply for Cost Savings, follow the following procedure.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. Click the Cost Savings Apply button on the Service Home page. You will be taken to the Cost Savings Plan Apply page.
3. Cost Savings Plan Application page, please enter the information required for the Cost Savings plan application.

4. After checking the expected discount amount, click the Complete button. 5. When the popup notifying Cost Savings application opens, click the Confirm button.

• When creation is complete, check the created budget on the Budget Management list page.

Cost Savings Plan Group Management

You can create and manage Cost Savings plan groups.

Cost Savings Create a plan group

To create a Cost Savings plan group, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. Go to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. Service Home page, click the Cost Savings > Cost Savings plan group menu. Navigate to the Cost Savings plan group list page.
3. Click the Create Plan Group button on the Cost Savings Plan Group List page. You will be taken to the Create Plan Group page.
4. Cost Savings Plan Group Application on the page, after setting the basic information and target Account, click the Confirm button.

5. When the popup notifying the creation of a plan group opens, click the Confirm button.

Cost Savings Check detailed information of the plan group

You can view the list of Cost Savings plan groups that are currently applied or pending, along with detailed information.

To view the detailed information of the Cost Savings plan group, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. Go to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. Click the Cost Savings > Cost Savings Plan Group menu on the Service Home page. You will be taken to the Cost Savings Plan Group List page.
3. Click the plan group name to view detailed information in the Cost Savings list. You will be taken to the Cost Savings Plan Group Details page.

• Cost Savings Plan Group Details page consists of Basic Information, Plan, Coverage, Utilization tabs.

Basic Information

You can view the basic information about the plan group.

Plan

You can view the plan information included in the plan group.

Coverage

You can check the coverage with Cost Savings applied to non-contract resources for a specific period.

Utilization

You can check the used amount, unused amount, and savings amount compared to the contracted amount of Cost Savings.

Cost Savings Delete Plan Group

You can delete the Cost Savings plan group.

To delete the Cost Savings plan group, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. Service Home page, click the Cost Savings > Cost Savings plan group menu. Navigate to the Cost Savings plan group list page.
3. Cost Savings In the plan group list, after selecting all plan groups to delete, click the Delete button at the top of the list.
   • Cost Savings Plan Group Details page’s Plan Group Delete button can be clicked to delete individually.
4. When a popup window notifying deletion opens, click the Confirm button.

Cost Savings Plan Management

You can create and manage a Cost Savings plan.

Cost Savings Apply for the plan

To apply for the new Cost Savings plan, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. Go to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. Click the Cost Savings > Cost Savings 플랜 menu on the Service Home page. Navigate to the Cost Savings 플랜 목록 page.
3. Cost Savings Plan List page, click the Apply for Plan button. You will be taken to the Cost Savings Plan Application page.
4. Cost Savings Plan Application page, please enter the information required for the Cost Savings plan application.
5. After checking the estimated discount amount, click the Complete button.
6. When the popup notifying the Cost Savings application opens, click the Confirm button.
   • When creation is complete, check the created budget on the Budget Management list page.

Cost Savings Plan Detailed Information Check

You can view the list and detailed information of Cost Savings plans that are currently applied or pending application.

To view detailed information of the Cost Savings plan, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. Go to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. Click the Cost Savings > Cost Savings Plan menu on the Service Home page. You will be taken to the Cost Savings Plan list page.
3. Click the plan name to view detailed information in the Cost Savings list. Cost Savings Plan Details page will be opened.

• Cost Savings Plan Details page consists of Basic Information, Tag tabs.

Basic Information

You can view basic information about the plan group.

Tag

You can view the plan’s tag information, and add, modify, or delete it.

Cost Savings Cancel Plan

You can cancel the Cost Savings plan you are currently applying for.

If you want to cancel the Cost Savings plan, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. Click the Cost Savings > Cost Savings Plan menu on the Service Home page. You will be taken to the Cost Savings Plan List page.
3. Cost Savings After selecting all plans to cancel in the Cost Savings plan list, click the Delete button at the top of the list.

• Cost Savings Plan Details page’s Plan Cancellation button by clicking you can also cancel individually.

4. If a popup notifying termination opens, click the Confirm button.