Standard Storage Class Exceeds Target Threshold

This recommendation looks at the amount of data kept in the GCP Cloud Storage Standard Class of storage. Standard class is the default and most expensive tier ideally used for frequently accessed data. Moving data that is not frequently accessed to lower Storage classes can result in savings.

CloudZero has a target threshold of 50%, with remaining data being in Nearline, Coldline, Archival storage classes.

Recommendation

Consider moving your data to colder storage classes or applying AutoClass.

• Nearline - Ideal for data you plan to read or modify on average once per month or less. Note: Data can be continuously added but should only be accessed monthly
• Coldline - Ideal for data you plan to read or modify at most once a quarter.
• Archival - Ideal for data that you plan to access less than once a year such as archived data, disaster recovery data, etc.
• Autoclass - Automatically transitions objects in your bucket to appropriate storage classes based on each object's access pattern. The feature moves data that is not accessed to colder storage classes to reduce storage cost and moves data that is accessed to Standard storage to optimize future accesses.