AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate — Question 259

A company runs its entire suite of applications on Amazon EC2 instances. The company plans to move the applications to containers and AWS Fargate. Within 6 months, the company plans to retire its EC2 instances and use only Fargate. The company has been able to estimate its future Fargate costs.

A SysOps administrator needs to choose a purchasing option to help the company minimize costs. The SysOps administrator must maximize any discounts that are available and must ensure that there are no unused reservations.

Which purchasing option will meet these requirements?

Answer options

• A. Compute Savings Plans for 1 year with the No Upfront payment option
• B. Compute Savings Plans for 1 year with the Partial Upfront payment option
• C. EC2 Instance Savings Plans for 1 year with the All Upfront payment option
• D. EC2 Reserved Instances for 1 year with the Partial Upfront payment option

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B, as Compute Savings Plans provide the flexibility needed for workloads that are transitioning to Fargate, allowing for savings while ensuring commitments match future usage. Options A and C do not offer the same level of flexibility for the anticipated move to Fargate, and option D is less suitable because it pertains specifically to EC2 Reserved Instances, which the company plans to retire.