A company plans to move its test workloads to Amazon EC2. The test workloads can be interrupted and are not required to start at a particular time. Which EC2 instance purchasing option is MOST cost-ef

The correct answer is B. Spot Instances. Spot Instances are the most cost-effective option for workloads that can tolerate interruptions and do not require consistent availability. They allow users to take advantage of unused EC2 capacity at up to a 90% discount compared to On-Demand prices, making them ideal for test w

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Question

A company plans to move its test workloads to Amazon EC2. The test workloads can be interrupted and are not required to start at a particular time. Which EC2 instance purchasing option is MOST cost-effective for this use case?

Options

AOn-Demand Instances
BSpot Instances
CReserved Instances
DDedicated Hosts

How the community answered

(32 responses)

A
6% (2)
B
91% (29)
C
3% (1)

Explanation

Spot Instances are the most cost-effective option for workloads that can tolerate interruptions and do not require consistent availability. They allow users to take advantage of unused EC2 capacity at up to a 90% discount compared to On-Demand prices, making them ideal for test workloads.

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