AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate SAA-C03 — Topic 1 Question 124

Question

A company has a highly dynamic batch processing job that uses many Amazon EC2 instances to complete it. The job is stateless in nature, can be started and stopped at any given time with no negative impact, and typically takes upwards of 60 minutes total to complete. The company has asked a solutions architect to design a scalable and cost-effective solution that meets the requirements of the job. What should the solutions architect recommend?

Accepted Answer

Correct answer: A. The correct answer is A. Option A: Implement EC2 Spot Instances. EC2 Spot Instances use spare capacity at a large discount, ideal for fault-tolerant or flexible workloads. Spot Instances use spare capacity at a large discount, ideal for fault-tolerant or interruptible workloads. Amazon EC2 provides resizable virtual servers when you need full control of the operating system. This option delivers the requirement at the lowest cost.

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate SAA-C03 — Question 124