Exam: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner 0 Likes
A company has a workload that will run continuously for 1 year. (CLF-C02)
A company has a workload that will run continuously for 1 year. The workload cannot tolerate service interruptions.
Which Amazon EC2 purchasing option will be MOST cost-effective?
A) All Upfront Reserved Instances
B) Partial Upfront Reserved Instances
C) Dedicated Instances
D) On-Demand Instances
Solution
Correct answer: A) All Upfront Reserved Instances.
All Upfront Reserved Instances provide a significant discount compared to On-Demand pricing in exchange for a one-time upfront payment for the entire term. This option is particularly cost-effective for workloads with predictable, steady-state usage and a long-term commitment, such as a workload running continuously for a year.
Category: Economic aspects of the AWS cloud