Explore how TiKV, a distributed storage system, is optimized for cost-effectiveness in cloud environments in this 29-minute conference talk by Sunny Bains and Yang Zhang from PingCAP. Gain insights into cloud infrastructure characteristics, including local and cloud disks, layered elastic distributed file systems, and various computing resources. Learn about TiKV's strategies for reducing data storage space, write amplification, and cross-availability zone data transfer fees. Discover potential future improvements for enhancing TiKV's cost performance on the cloud, and gather valuable references and inspiration for optimizing your own cloud-based systems.