Domain 4.3: Database Cost Optimization — AWS SAA-C03 Practice Question 61

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For development or business-hours-only RDS instances, stopping them when not in use is the best cost optimization.

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C.Use AWS Systems Manager or Lambda to automatically stop the RDS instance outside of business hours.✓ Correct

Use AWS Systems Manager or Lambda to automatically stop the RDS instance outside of business hours.

Amazon RDS allows you to stop and start your database instances. For workloads that are only used during specific hours (like dev/test or internal business apps), automating the stopping of the instance outside of those hours saves significant compute costs.

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Choosing Reserved Instances. RIs are for steady-state 24/7 workloads.

A company has an internal reporting application that uses an Amazon RDS for MySQL database. The application is only used by employees during business hours (Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM). The database is currently running 24/7. What is the MOST cost-effective way to optimize the database costs?

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