CLF-C02 Question 43
Single answerA company wants to migrate its on-premises database management system to AWS. They currently have long-term licenses for the database software and want to reduce additional licensing costs. Which licensing strategy should they use to achieve this goal?
- A
Bring Your Own License (BYOL)
- B
AWS License Manager
- C
Included License
- D
Spot Instances
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The Bring Your Own License (BYOL) model is ideal for companies that already have valid licenses for specific software and want to use these licenses on AWS. This approach minimizes additional licensing costs by leveraging existing investments. In this scenario, the company already owns database software licenses, making BYOL the most appropriate choice.
- A. Correct.
Bring Your Own License (BYOL) allows customers to use their existing, valid software licenses on AWS infrastructure, reducing the need to purchase new licenses and leveraging their existing investments.
- B. Incorrect.
AWS License Manager helps manage software licenses but does not determine the licensing model itself. It is a tool to track and optimize license usage, not a strategy.
- C. Incorrect.
Included License refers to licensing that is bundled with AWS services. This would require the company to purchase new licenses, which goes against their goal of reducing additional licensing costs.
- D. Incorrect.
Spot Instances are a cost-optimization strategy for EC2 instances, unrelated to software licensing models.