Concepts to Understand¶

Actian Units¶

To provision an Actian Warehouse on the Actian Data Platform, you must specify the size of the warehouse in terms of Actian units (AUs). An AU is a logical measure of the computing capacity of the warehouse.

Generally, the more AUs you specify, the faster your data loading and queries will be.

For more information about monitoring your AU usage, see Monitor AU Usage.

Warehouse Cost and Actian Units¶

If a warehouse is running, you are charged for data storage and computing time. If your warehouse is not running, you are charged only for data storage. After you delete a warehouse, you are no longer charged for it. You will not be charged for any warehouse that fails to be provisioned.

For more information about Actian units, see Create a Warehouse.

For more information about monitoring your AU usage, see Monitor AU Usage.