Why does an AppFabric Service Bus multi-Connection Pack cost less on a per-Connection basis than a single Connection?
When customers choose to purchase a Connection Pack, they are in a sense “reserving” those Connections. This allows Microsoft to plan ahead to provide these Connections, before a customer needs them. When a very high number of customers purchase Connections in this way, we can plan Connection capacity in a much more efficient manner, which substantially lowers the costs of providing those Connections. For customers, the resulting benefit is a more predictable bill that is less subject to month-to-month fluctuations. Still, many customers will prefer the flexibility of purchasing Connections on a pay-per-use basis. Customers who need both predictability and flexibility can combine a Connection Pack with standard pay-per-use Connections within a single account. In that case, Connections that exceed the purchased Pack quantity will be charged at the individual pay-per-use rate, and only when the Connection usage exceeds the purchased Pack quantity.
Related Questions
- What happens if I have a very brief burst in connection count for the AppFabric Service Bus, for example when one set of devices starts up just as another set shuts down? Will that increase my costs?
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