How to reduce Postgres compute costs as you scale

Optimizing cloud costs is essential, and compute resources often consume the larger portion of your Postgres bill compared to storage. In managed services like Amazon RDS, compute costs are influenced by instance class, on-demand vs reserved pricing, and single-AZ vs multi-AZ deployments. Strategies for optimization include choosing the right database strategy, appropriately sizing instances, manually downsizing or pausing instances, and optimizing database queries. Neon offers an enhanced approach with autoscaling and autosuspend features, which dynamically adjust compute resources based on load, significantly reducing costs and management overhead.