SAA-C03 Domain 4: Design Cost-Optimized Architectures

What is the MOST appropriate AWS solution to commit to consistent compute usage for lower hourly rates?

Multiple choice — select one answer

Answer choices

  1. a. Amazon Aurora Serverless v2
  2. b. Amazon S3 Intelligent-Tiering or Glacier classes
  3. c. AWS Savings Plans or Reserved Instances
  4. d. Amazon S3 static website hosting with CloudFront

Architectural breakdown & explanation

Commitment discounts reduce compute cost for steady workloads.

Correct answer(s): c. AWS Savings Plans or Reserved Instances

Exam domain: Domain 4: Design Cost-Optimized Architectures (18% weight on the official guide).

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