# Supported Reservable Services

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

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### 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 tiers only — DTU tiers are not eligible), Azure Database for MySQL, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure Database for MariaDB (retired September 2025 — do not purchase new reservations), Cosmos DB (all APIs), Azure Cache for Redis (Premium, Enterprise, and Enterprise Flash tiers only)
* **Storage**: Blob storage (all access tiers), Azure Files, Managed Disks (Premium SSD P30–P80 only), 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 Apps Enterprise (retirement started March 2025 — verify before committing)

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### 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

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### Archera Advantages

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

| Transfer Flexibility                       | Risk Mitigation                     | Multi-Cloud Strategy                |
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| **Account Mobility**                     | **Investment Protection**           | **Unified Management**              |
| Transfer commitments between accounts     | Insurance against unused capacity   | Single platform for all cloud commitments |
| Reorganize cloud structure without losing savings | Guaranteed savings realization      | Cross-cloud optimization strategies  |
| Support for M&A activities                | Professional management included    | 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

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{% embed url="<https://docs.aws.amazon.com/savingsplans/latest/userguide/>" %}

{% embed url="<https://aws.amazon.com/aws-cost-management/aws-cost-optimization/reserved-instances/>" %}

{% embed url="<https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/cost-optimization-reservation-models/reservation-models-for-other-aws-services.html>" %}

#### Google Cloud Committed Use Discounts

{% embed url="<https://cloud.google.com/docs/cuds>" %}

{% embed url="<https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances/committed-use-discounts-overview>" %}

#### Azure Reservations

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{% embed url="<https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/reserved-capacity>" %}