CLF-C02 Question 44
Single answerYour company is migrating an on-premises application to AWS. The application uses a licensed database software. You want to minimize costs and reuse your existing software licenses. Which licensing strategy should you choose?
- A
Bring Your Own License (BYOL)
- B
License Included
- C
Pay-As-You-Go Licensing
- D
Open Source Licensing
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The Bring Your Own License (BYOL) model is the most cost-effective approach when you already own valid software licenses. With this strategy, you can reuse your licenses on AWS infrastructure, avoiding the need to purchase new licenses or pay for license-included options.
- A. Correct.
Bring Your Own License (BYOL) allows you to reuse your existing software licenses on AWS, which can help reduce costs if you already own valid licenses that are compatible with AWS infrastructure.
- B. Incorrect.
License Included means that AWS provides the software license as part of the service. This is convenient but would not minimize costs if you already own a license.
- C. Incorrect.
Pay-As-You-Go Licensing is a model where you pay for the license as part of your usage. This option is suitable if you don’t already own a license but wouldn’t minimize costs for existing licenses.
- D. Incorrect.
Open Source Licensing applies to software that is freely available and doesn’t require a paid license. This option is irrelevant for proprietary licensed software.