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On-demand EC2 instances - Amazon Web Services (AWS) Tutorial
From the course: AWS: Cost and Performance Optimization
On-demand EC2 instances
- [Instructor] Amazon EC2 provides scalable compute capacity in the form of virtual compute environments, known as instances. Amazon EC2 provides multiple purchasing options for EC2 instances, allowing you to optimize costs and choose the right pricing model for your application requirement. An on-demand EC2 instance runs when you launch it and ends when you terminate it. You pay for compute capacity by the hour or by the second, depending on the type of instance without any long-term commitments. This saves you the time, cost, and complexity involved in planning, purchasing, and maintaining hardware. On-demand instances are a perfect fit for applications that are being developed or tested on Amazon EC2 for the first time, for applications with unpredictable workloads, for applications that cannot be interrupted, and for users that prefer low cost and flexibility of EC2 without long-term commitments and upfront payments.…
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