AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate — Question 70

A company runs workloads on 90 Amazon EC2 instances in the eu-west-1 Region in an AWS account. In 2 months, the company will migrate the workloads from eu-west-1 to the eu-west-3 Region.

The company needs to reduce the cost of the EC2 instances. The company is willing to make a 1-year commitment that will begin next week. The company must choose an EC2 instance purchasing option that will provide discounts for the 90 EC2 instances regardless of Region during the 1-year period.

Which solution will meet these requirements?

Answer options

• A. Purchase EC2 Standard Reserved Instances.
• B. Purchase an EC2 Instance Savings Plan.
• C. Purchase EC2 Convertible Reserved Instances.
• D. Purchase a Compute Savings Plan.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct choice is D, as the Compute Savings Plan provides flexibility and discounts across different Regions and instance types, which aligns with the company's migration plans. Options A and C offer discounts but are tied to specific instance types and Regions, making them unsuitable for the company's needs. Option B, while beneficial, does not provide the same level of flexibility across Regions as the Compute Savings Plan.