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It's unclear what is meant by "actual allocation" #56621

Closed maartenkools closed 4 years ago

maartenkools commented 4 years ago

On the page about HyperScale databases there is mentioned:

In the hyperscale tier, you're charged for storage for your database based on actual allocation.

What is meant by actual allocation? The allocated space, or the space used?

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NavtejSaini-MSFT commented 4 years ago

@maartenkools We are checking this and we will get back to you.

NavtejSaini-MSFT commented 4 years ago

@maartenkools If you choose the General or Business Critical, you pay for storage upfront so that is space allocated. As you see from below image the you pay for max space that you mention every month even if you don't use it as well. GeneralPurpose

In Hypercscale actual allocation is calculated and charged as you don't mention a max size and the space is dynamically assigned between 40 GB and 100 TB, in 10 GB increments and hat is what you charged for. Hyperscale

Hope this clarifies the distinction.

NavtejSaini-MSFT commented 4 years ago

@maartenkools Please let us know if you need any further help here.

maartenkools commented 4 years ago

Thank you @NavtejSaini-MSFT , but just to be clear, when looking at a hyperscale database in the portal, there's a pie chart for data storage with two values:

  1. Used space
  2. Allocated space

We're paying for allocated space then, correct?

NavtejSaini-MSFT commented 4 years ago

@maartenkools Yes, as the allocation is dynamic, an upfront cost cant be attached to storage and is calculated depending on dynamic allocation.

maartenkools commented 4 years ago

Thank you for clarifying!