A company wants to reduce the cost of its Amazon EC2 instances. The applications that run on the instances cannot tolerate interruptions. The instances must remain in operation for at least 1 year. Wh

The correct answer is A. Reserved Instances D. Savings Plans. Reserved Instances: Reserved Instances offer significant cost savings (up to 75%) compared to On-Demand Instances when you commit to using EC2 for a 1-year or 3-year term. This is a good choice when the applications cannot tolerate interruptions and need to run continuously. Savi

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Question

A company wants to reduce the cost of its Amazon EC2 instances. The applications that run on the instances cannot tolerate interruptions. The instances must remain in operation for at least 1 year. Which purchasing options should the company use to meet these requirements? (Choose two.)

Options

AReserved Instances
BSpot Instances
CAWS Marketplace subscriptions
DSavings Plans
EDedicated Hosts

How the community answered

(20 responses)

A
75% (15)
B
5% (1)
C
5% (1)
E
15% (3)

Explanation

Reserved Instances: Reserved Instances offer significant cost savings (up to 75%) compared to On-Demand Instances when you commit to using EC2 for a 1-year or 3-year term. This is a good choice when the applications cannot tolerate interruptions and need to run continuously. Savings Plans: Savings Plans provide flexible pricing for EC2 instances, offering savings up to 72% compared to On-Demand pricing when you commit to using EC2 for a 1-year or 3-year term. This is ideal for steady-state workloads that must remain in operation.

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