CLO-002 · Question #566
A business analyst is reviewing the following CSP expenditures: All instances run the same workloads, which vary at different times of the day. Which of the following describes how the company can…
The correct answer is B. Convert the reserved instances to spot instances. Since spot instances are more cost-effective compared to reserved instances, the company can convert some reserved instances to spot instances. Spot instances typically cost less, but they are subject to interruption, which might be acceptable for workloads with varying demand…
Question
A business analyst is reviewing the following CSP expenditures:
All instances run the same workloads, which vary at different times of the day. Which of the following describes how the company can reduce its spending?
Options
- ARelease the reserved instances.
- BConvert the reserved instances to spot instances.
- CRelease the spot instances.
- DConvert the spot instances to reserved instances.
How the community answered
(22 responses)- A9% (2)
- B73% (16)
- C5% (1)
- D14% (3)
Explanation
Since spot instances are more cost-effective compared to reserved instances, the company can convert some reserved instances to spot instances. Spot instances typically cost less, but they are subject to interruption, which might be acceptable for workloads with varying demand. The best approach to reduce costs would be Convert the reserved instances to spot instances. By doing this, the company can reduce its expenditure from $10,000 to $2,500 for the same workload, assuming the spot instances can handle the workload during peak times.
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