This video explores the two types of Reserved Instances: Standard Reserve Instance and Convertible Reserved Instance.
- [Instructor] Before you can launch a Reserved Instance, … or receive the billing benefit … for a Reserved Instance, you must purchase one. … To do so, we'll log into the AWS Console, … and navigate to the EC2 service. … Next, we'll click on Reserved Instances … on the left hand pane. … Then, we'll click on Purchase Reserved Instances. … This allows me to specify the criteria. … There are multiple Linux and Windows platforms available. … I'll select the first one, Linux or Unix. … The Tenancy can be Default or Dedicated. … I'm going to select Default. … The Offering Class can be Convertible or Standard. … I'm going to select the Instance Type as m4_large. … The Term can be one year or three years. … I'm going to set it to Any. … And the Payment Option can be No Upfront, … Partial Upfront, or All Upfront. … I'll set it to Any, and click on Search. … This shows me the available Reserved Instances … with the Seller Name, Term, Effective Rate, … Upfront Price, and Hourly Rate. … For All Upfront, the Hourly Rate is set at zero. …
Author
Shyam Raj
Released
3/26/2019- Automation and optimization in AWS
- On-Demand, Spot, and Reserved Instances
- AWS Auto Scaling
- Performing manual and scheduled scaling
- Simple and step scaling policies
- Creating and invoking a Lambda function
- Instance Scheduler
- Cost allocation tags
- Trusted Advisor recommendations
- Simple Monthly Calculator
- Cost Explorer
- Creating an organization and policy
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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1. Optimize Your EC2 Costs
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On-Demand EC2 instances2m 37s
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EC2 Spot Instances4m 43s
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Spot Instance interruptions4m 50s
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EC2 Reserved Instances4m 9s
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Launch Reserved Instances2m 17s
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2. Auto Scaling
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Auto Scaling3m 36s
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Create an Auto Scaling group4m 57s
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Manual scaling3m 41s
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Scheduled scaling3m 3s
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Target tracking2m 41s
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Simple scaling4m 8s
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Step scaling5m 28s
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3. AWS Lambda
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Lambda3m 47s
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Create a Lambda function4m 44s
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Invoke Lambda functions2m 22s
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4. AWS Instance Scheduler
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AWS Instance Scheduler2m 32s
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Deploy an Instance Scheduler6m 23s
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Instance Scheduler tags3m 18s
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5. Cost Allocation Tags
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Cost allocation tags1m 59s
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6. Trusted Advisor
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Trusted Advisor2m 31s
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7. AWS Cost Calculator and Explorer
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AWS Cost Explorer5m 3s
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8. AWS Organizations
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AWS Organizations2m 32s
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Create an AWS Organization3m 18s
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Conclusion
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Next steps38s
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