A multinational enterprise runs a data processing platform with a flat, predictable workload that requires constant compute utilization 24/7. In their on-premises data center, they negotiated maximum bulk discounts for hardware purchases. After migrating this specific workload to AWS without changing its architecture, the finance team observes that the baseline hourly cost of the compute resources is lower than their previous hardware amortization and hosting rates. When presenting these findings to the board, the CFO wants to explain why the baseline unit rate of compute power decreased despite the workload not utilizing cloud elasticity or scaling.
Which benefit of the AWS Cloud should the CFO reference to explain this specific cost reduction?
- Benefit from massive economies of scaleCevap
- BTrade capital expense for variable expense
- CStop guessing capacity
- DStop spending money running and maintaining data centers