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 reduce usage costs.

Cost Savings Apply

You can apply for and use Cost Savings in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console. To apply for Cost Savings, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.

2. Click the Cost Savings request button on the Service Home page. 2. Navigate to the Cost Savings Plan Application page.

3. Cost Savings Plan Application on the page, enter the information required for the Cost Savings plan application.

   Category	Required status	Detailed description
   Plan Group	Required	Select the plan group to set the plan If there is no plan group to set, create a plan group on the plan group list page, then proceed For details on creating a plan group, see Cost Savings 플랜 그룹 생성하기
   Plan name	Required	Enter the plan name to create Plan cannot be changed after creation
   Reference usage fee	Selection	Select past billing period to reference 7 days (default), 30 days, 60 days selectable When selected, recommends an hourly committed rate based on the charges during that period If there is an existing Cost Savings applied, it is excluded from the billing history before recommendation Billing plan can be entered manually
   View charge history	Selection	Select the previous billing verification period to reference when recommending a pricing plan 7 days, 30 days, 60 days If there is an existing Cost Savings applied, exclude the existing Cost Savings from the billing history
   Contract period	Selection	Select plan application period
   Contracted amount per hour (￦)	Selection	Enter the contracted amount per hour Recommended contract amount: Analyzes non‑contract usage history to recommend a contract amount. Varies by contract period Manual entry: Directly enter the contracted amount per hour KRW: Only integer values between 10 and 1000000 are allowed USD: Values between 0.01 and 900.00 are allowed. Up to two decimal places are permitted
   Plan start date	Required	Select plan start date Selectable from the day after application

   Table. Cost Savings Application Information

4. After checking the estimated discount amount, click the Create button.

5. When the popup notifying the Cost Savings application opens, click the Confirm button.

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

Manage Cost Savings Plan Group

You can create and manage Cost Savings plan groups.

Cost Savings Create plan group

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

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.

2. On the Service Home page, click the Cost Savings > Cost Savings Plan Group menu. 2. Navigate to the Cost Savings Plan Group List page.

3. Cost Savings Plan Group List on the page, click the Create Plan Group button. 3. Go to the Create Plan Group page.

4. Cost Savings Plan Group Application page, after setting the basic information and target Account, click the Create button.

   Category	Required status	Detailed description
   Plan group name	Required	Enter the plan group name using Korean, English, numbers, and special characters (+=,.@-_) to be between 3 and 24 characters
   Explanation	Selection	Description of the plan group
   Target Account	Required	Select the Account for the plan group target

   Table. Cost Savings plan group application information

   Reference

   Target Account selection: target accounts already assigned to a plan group created by the Management Account are not displayed in the list.

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

Cost Savings Plan Group Detailed Information Check

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

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Cost Savings > Cost Savings Plan Group menu. 2. Cost Savings Plan Group List page.
3. Click the plan group name to view detailed information in the Cost Savings list. 3. Cost Savings Plan Group Details page is accessed.
   • Cost Savings Plan Group Details page consists of Basic Information, Plan, Coverage, Utilization tabs.

Basic Information

You can view basic information about the plan group.

Plan

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

Coverage

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

Utilization

You can view the used amount, unused amount, and savings amount relative to the committed amount for Cost Savings.

Delete Cost Savings 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 menu, click. 1. Go to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Cost Savings > Cost Savings Plan Group menu. 2. Navigate to the Cost Savings Plan Group List page.
3. After selecting all plan groups to delete from the Cost Savings plan group list, click the Delete button at the top of the list.
   • You can also delete individually by clicking the Plan Group Delete button on the Cost Savings Plan Group Details page.
4. When the pop-up indicating deletion opens, click the Confirm button.

Cost Savings Plan Management

You can create and manage Cost Savings plans.

Apply for Cost Savings Plan

Follow the steps below to apply for the new Cost Savings plan.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Cost Savings > Cost Savings Plan menu. 2. Go to the Cost Savings plan list page.
3. Cost Savings Plan List on the page, click the Apply for Plan button. 3. Go to the Cost Savings Plan Application page.
4. Cost Savings Plan Application page, 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 a Cost Savings request opens, click the Confirm button.
   • When creation is complete, check the created budget on the Budget Management list page.

Cost Savings Check detailed plan information

You can view the list of Cost Savings plans that are currently applied or pending, along with detailed information. To view detailed information of the Cost Savings plan, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Go to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Cost Savings > Cost Savings Plan menu. 2. Navigate to the Cost Savings plan list page.
3. Click the plan name to view detailed information in the Cost Savings list. 3. Navigate to the Cost Savings Plan Details page.
   • Cost Savings Plan Details page consists of Basic Information, Tag tabs.

Basic Information

You can view the basic information for the plan group.

tag

You can view, add, modify, or delete a plan’s tag information.

Terminate Cost Savings Plan

You can cancel the Cost Savings plan you are currently subscribed to.

To cancel the Cost Savings plan, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Cost Savings > Cost Savings Plan menu. 2. Navigate to the Cost Savings plan list page.
3. After selecting all plans to cancel from the Cost Savings plan list, click the Delete button at the top of the list.
   • You can also click the Plan Cancellation button on the Cost Savings Plan Details page to cancel individually.
4. When the pop-up notifying termination opens, click the Confirm button.