Google Cloud Digital Leader — Question 1

You are currently managing workloads running on Windows Server for which your company owns the licenses. Your workloads are only needed during working hours, which allows you to shut down the instances during the weekend. Your Windows Server licenses are up for renewal in a month, and you want to optimize your license cost.
What should you do?

Answer options

• A. Renew your licenses for an additional period of 3 years. Renew your licenses for an additional period of 3 years. Negotiate a cost reduction with your current hosting provider wherein infrastructure cost is reduced when workloads are not in use
• B. Renew your licenses for an additional period of 2 years. Negotiate a cost reduction by committing to an automatic renewal of the licenses at the end of the 2 year period
• C. Migrate the workloads to Compute Engine with a bring-your-own-license (BYOL) model
• D. Migrate the workloads to Compute Engine with a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) model

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because migrating to a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) model allows you to only pay for the resources you use, which is cost-effective for workloads that are not needed outside of business hours. Options A and B involve renewing licenses for extended periods, which does not address the need to optimize costs for infrequently used workloads. Option C, while it provides a BYOL option, does not capitalize on the cost-saving benefits of the PAYG model.