DPU Usage: Understanding Your Consumption

DPU (Data Processing Units) track your platform consumption. Monitor your usage to stay within your plan limits.

Step 1: Check Your Current Usage

1. Look at the lower-left corner of the sidebar
   2. You will see:
      • Current DPU consumption vs your plan limit
      • Storage used vs capacity (in GB)
      • Days remaining in the billing cycle
   3. Usage data refreshes daily

Step 2: Understand What Consumes DPUs

Core Operations

- **Pipeline triggers:** Every time a pipeline runs (manually or on schedule)
- **Data ingestion:** Syncing data from external sources
- **Dataset refreshes:** Computing updated results in the Warehouse
- **Flows:** Running reverse ETL to external tools

### Infrastructure and Add-ons

- VPN connections to on-premises data sources
- Data Migration Services
- Bastion hosts for secure network access
- Data gateways for firewall-protected data

Step 3: Optimize If Needed

1. Review schedules: Not every dataset needs to refresh daily. Match the schedule to how often the source data changes.
   2. Consolidate loads: Combine smaller data loads into single jobs where possible
   3. Check downstream triggers: Review if all automatic cascading refreshes are necessary
   4. Pause unused connections: Pausing connections that are not actively needed reduces consumption
   5. Evaluate infrastructure: Review whether all VPN tunnels and gateways are still required

Billing Models

1. Pay-As-You-Go: Charges based on actual DPU consumption
2. Monthly Included DPUs: Fixed monthly credits with overage charges for usage beyond the included amount

For questions about your plan or usage, contact support@beemdata.com.