Identify aspects of AWS Cloud economics AWS Cloud Value Proposition - Cloud Concepts, CLF-C01 exam

An overview of a Cloud Concepts (domain one) subtopic for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CCP) exam

Domain 1: Cloud Concepts

Cloud economics is an important part of Cloud Concepts. The two topics below are essential for the CCP Exam:

Define items that would be part of a Total Cost of Ownership proposal

  • Understand the role of operational expenses (OpEx)
  • Understand the role of capital expenses (CapEx)
  • Understand labor costs associated with on-premises operations
  • Understand the impact of software licensing costs when moving to the cloud

Identify which operations will reduce costs by moving to the cloud

  • Right-sized infrastructure
  • Benefits of automation
  • Reduce compliance scope (for example, reporting)
  • Managed services (for example, RDS, ECS, EKS, DynamoDB)