On this episode of Cloud Cost Optimization, Nick and Jason discuss standard reserved instances in Amazon Web Services. Depending on the workloads you're running, there are numerous ways to maximize savings through reserved instances.

The pair discuss making smart and cost-effective decisions based on savings plans versus reserved instances. They talk about how you should approach the recommendations of service providers and choosing discount programs depending on your workload.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Different discount programs available under AWS
• Understanding instance size flexibility for more savings
• Working on the recommendations given by the service provider

QUOTES

Basing decisions on the provider's recommendations - Jason: "At the end of the day, saving money is always good. But if you go by the suggestions being made by the providers you're most likely saving the amount of money that they want you to save and not the amount that you can actually save."

There are still exceptions to look out for in instance size flexibility - Nick: "Generally, people get hung up here where they may be running workloads that don't meet the conditions for instance size flexibility and then mess up and purchase the wrong reserved instance."

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