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Before you sign Google Cloud CUDs, make these 10 moves

The ten moves every CIO, CFO, and Chief Procurement Officer should make before signing a Google Cloud Committed Use Discount or Customer Engagement Model agreement. Resource versus flexible CUD shape, commit sizing, Anthos and.

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Read Time 20 Minutes
Last Updated October 22, 2025
What you will take away
  • How to build the Google Cloud consumption forecast that anchors every CUD and CES proposal
  • The resource CUD, flexible CUD, and pay as you go decision, with the cost math behind each path
  • How to size and stage one year versus three year commit windows across the workload portfolio
  • The seven contract clauses that decide whether your CES flexes with the estate or locks you to a frozen commit
  • How to use Anthos and Workspace bundling to consume commit through subscription software
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Written byMorten AndersenCo Founder · ex IBM, ex Oracle
PublishedSeptember 11, 2024
Last updatedOctober 22, 2025
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