A company has an Amazon EC2 instance that is consistently underutilized, running at only 10% CPU utilization. Which cost optimization strategy would be most appropriate?

Purchasing a Reserved Instance for the current instance size

Rightsizing the instance to a smaller size

Increasing the instance size to improve performance

Using Spot Instances for the same workload

Which of the following is an example of a fixed cost in an on-premises IT environment?

Electricity costs that vary with server load

The monthly salary of a data center technician

The cost of additional storage as data grows

The lease payment for the data center facility

When comparing the total cost of ownership (TCO) of running a workload on AWS versus on-premises, which of the following is a factor that often makes AWS more cost-effective?

The ability to scale resources up and down to match demand

The need to purchase and maintain physical servers

The cost of data center space and cooling

The requirement to hire additional IT staff to manage hardware

A company is considering moving its email server to AWS. The on-premises server is 5 years old and requires frequent maintenance. The company wants to compare the total cost of continuing to run the server on-premises versus moving to AWS. Which factors should be included in the comparison?

The cost of AWS services and the cost of the existing hardware

Only the cost of electricity and cooling

Hardware, electricity, cooling, and IT staff time for maintenance

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A company has an Amazon EC2 instance that is consistently underutilized, running at only 10% CPU utilization. Which cost optimization strategy would be most appropriate?
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32foundation · easy
Which of the following is an example of a fixed cost in an on-premises IT environment?
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33foundation · easy
When comparing the total cost of ownership (TCO) of running a workload on AWS versus on-premises, which of the following is a factor that often makes AWS more cost-effective?
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34application · medium
A company is considering moving its email server to AWS. The on-premises server is 5 years old and requires frequent maintenance. The company wants to compare the total cost of continuing to run the server on-premises versus moving to AWS. Which factors should be included in the comparison?
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