Cloud providers charge based on several factors: raw data volume, data egress, API requests, and optional redundancy. Below are three strategies to reduce your bill while keeping data safe.
1. Tiered Storage
Move rarely‑accessed files to “cold” or “archive” tiers. These tiers cost a fraction of hot storage and are ideal for historic media archives.
2. Intelligent Compression
Compress files before upload. Brecruaut’s optimization algorithm can shrink video by up to 60 % without perceptible quality loss, directly lowering storage volume.
3. Delete Redundant Copies
Audit your bucket for duplicate objects. Use checksum‑based deduplication scripts to keep a single master copy.
By applying these tactics you can cut storage costs by 30‑50 % while still delivering lightning‑fast downloads.