AWS Reserved Instances purchasing recommendations

𝗧𝗟;𝗗𝗥 Use Savings Plans unless you're running a museum of static workloads.

1️⃣ Go for no-upfront payment unless you're enjoy making your CFO cry.

2️⃣ Stick to one-year terms unless you have a crystal ball.

3️⃣ Aim for 80% RI coverage and 100% utilization in your RI utilization report unless you're a premium sponsor of Jeff Bezos' next space adventure.

4️⃣ Workload: Think in aggregates unless you have an unhealthy obsession with individual instances.

5️⃣ Choose Convertible EC2 RIs over Standard RIs unless your workload is more static than a statue.

6️⃣ Leverage RDS instance size and deployment type flexibility unless you have a phobia of change and optimization.

7️⃣ Opt for regional RIs unless you have a compelling reason to lock into a specific Availability Zone.

8️⃣ Steer clear of 3d-party RI management products unless you enjoy paying for features AWS already provides.

9️⃣ Consider RI impact on internal chargeback unless you want to create accounting chaos.

🔟 RI Marketplace: No way.

https://www.duckbillgroup.com/blog/the-duckbill-guide-to-aws-reserved-instances/

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