SAP-C02 · Question #859
A company migrated an application from on-premises VMs to Amazon EC2 instances in an AWS account 6 months ago. Now, the company needs to deploy the application to a second AWS Region. During the…
The correct answer is B. Evaluate Savings Plans recommendations by using AWS Compute Optimizer. Purchase a 3-year. A 3-year EC2 Instance Savings Plan locks in long-term usage at the highest discount, maximizing cost savings given the stable usage pattern. Using AWS Compute Optimizer ensures instance types are efficiently sized. Additionally, as the application transitions to Lambda…
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A company migrated an application from on-premises VMs to Amazon EC2 instances in an AWS account 6 months ago. Now, the company needs to deploy the application to a second AWS Region. During the next 2 years, the company will redesign parts of the application to use AWS Lambda functions. The company is expecting stable usage patterns for the application for the next 3 years. Which strategy will MAXIMIZE the cost savings for the company?
Options
- AEvaluate Savings Plans recommendations each year in AWS Cost Management. Purchase a 1-
- BEvaluate Savings Plans recommendations by using AWS Compute Optimizer. Purchase a 3-year
- CPurchase a 1-year EC2 Instance Savings Plan with No Upfront payment. Review the infrastructure
- DPurchase a 3-year EC2 Instance Savings Plan with No Upfront payment. As parts of the
How the community answered
(21 responses)- A5% (1)
- B67% (14)
- C10% (2)
- D19% (4)
Explanation
A 3-year EC2 Instance Savings Plan locks in long-term usage at the highest discount, maximizing cost savings given the stable usage pattern. Using AWS Compute Optimizer ensures instance types are efficiently sized. Additionally, as the application transitions to Lambda functions, Compute Optimizer can help right-size compute resources to maintain cost efficiency. This strategy balances long-term commitment with flexibility for future architectural changes.
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