AWS cost and support concepts are important CLF-C02 topics.
Pricing Concepts
AWS generally follows pay-as-you-go pricing. You usually pay for actual compute, storage, data transfer, and managed service usage.
Cost factors include:
- Running time
- Resource size
- Storage capacity
- Request count
- Data transfer
- Region
- Purchase model
Support Plans
AWS Support plans provide different response times and coverage.
Common tiers include Basic, Developer, Business, Enterprise On-Ramp, and Enterprise.
Higher tiers provide faster responses and broader support.
AWS Marketplace
AWS Marketplace is a marketplace for third-party software, images, and services.
It is useful for buying security tools, database tools, developer tools, and SaaS products.
AWS Partner Network
APN is the AWS Partner Network. It includes consulting, technology, managed service, and software partners.
Organizations can use APN to find AWS experts and solutions.
Well-Architected Framework
The Well-Architected Framework helps evaluate cloud architecture quality.
Core pillars:
- Operational Excellence
- Security
- Reliability
- Performance Efficiency
- Cost Optimization
- Sustainability
When reviewing a question, map it to the relevant pillar: security questions to Security, cost questions to Cost Optimization, and so on.