Archera’s Platform

Archera’s platform supports all reservable services across major cloud providers. Customers can purchase and manage commitments for any service that supports reservations.

AWS Reservable Services

Archera supports all AWS services that offer reservations or commitments, including:

• Compute: EC2 Reserved Instances (all types), Savings Plans, Lambda
• Database: RDS, ElastiCache, DynamoDB Reserved Capacity
• Analytics: Redshift, OpenSearch Reserved Instances
• Storage: EBS, S3 storage classes

Azure Reservable Services

Archera supports all Azure services that offer reservations, including:

• Compute: Virtual Machine Reserved Instances (all VM series including D, E, F, G, H, L, M, N series), Azure Dedicated Host, App Service plans, Azure Container Instances
• Database: SQL Database (vCore and DTU models), Azure Database for MySQL, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure Database for MariaDB, Cosmos DB (all APIs), Azure Cache for Redis (all tiers)
• Storage: Blob storage (all access tiers), Azure Files, Managed Disks (Premium SSD, Standard SSD, Standard HDD), Azure NetApp Files
• Analytics: Synapse Analytics (SQL pools, Spark pools), Data Factory (pipeline runs, data flows), Azure Databricks (all SKUs), HDInsight clusters
• AI/ML: Azure Cognitive Services, Azure Machine Learning compute instances
• Networking: VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute circuits, Azure Firewall
• Other Services: Azure VMware Solution, Azure Red Hat OpenShift, Azure Spring Cloud

Google Cloud Reservable Services

Archera supports all Google Cloud services that offer Committed Use Discounts (CUDs), including:

• Compute: Compute Engine (all machine types), resource and spend-based CUDs
• Database: Cloud SQL (all database engines and configurations)
• Analytics: BigQuery slots, Cloud Storage, Dataflow
• AI/ML: Vertex AI, Cloud TPU

Archera Advantages

When customers purchase commitments through Archera’s platform (via CPPO offers), they receive:

Transfer Flexibility

• Transfer commitments between accounts
• Reorganize cloud structure without losing savings
• Support for M&A activities

Risk Mitigation

Investment Protection

• Insurance against unused capacity
• Guaranteed savings realization
• Professional management included

Multi-Cloud Strategy

Unified Management

• Single platform for all cloud commitments
• Cross-cloud optimization strategies
• Consolidated reporting and analytics

Service Coverage Updates

Continuous Expansion

Archera’s platform automatically supports new reservable services as cloud providers introduce them:

• AWS: New instance types, services, and reservation options are added automatically
• Azure: New VM series, database options, and capacity types are supported upon release
• Google Cloud: New machine types, services, and commitment options are included immediately

Notification System

Partners and customers are notified when:

• New reservable services become available
• Existing services add new reservation options
• Pricing or terms for reservations change
• Optimization opportunities arise from new service options

Next Steps

Cloud Provider Reservation References

For detailed information about reservable services across cloud providers, consult these comprehensive documentation resources:

AWS Reserved Instances & Savings Plans

Google Cloud Committed Use Discounts

Azure Reservations

For Partners: Understanding these reservation types helps you better assist customers in selecting appropriate CPPO offers. Archera’s platform supports purchasing and managing all these commitment types.