AWS prescriptive-guidance documentation change
Summary
Updated terminology from 'Savings Plan' to 'Savings Plans' throughout the document for grammatical consistency
Security assessment
The changes are purely grammatical corrections to use plural form ('Savings Plans') consistently. No security-related content was added, modified, or referenced in the diff. The modifications focus on terminology standardization in cost optimization documentation.
Diff
diff --git a/prescriptive-guidance/latest/optimize-costs-microsoft-workloads/savings-plans.md b/prescriptive-guidance/latest/optimize-costs-microsoft-workloads/savings-plans.md index e51311ccc..cad6671c4 100644 --- a//prescriptive-guidance/latest/optimize-costs-microsoft-workloads/savings-plans.md +++ b//prescriptive-guidance/latest/optimize-costs-microsoft-workloads/savings-plans.md @@ -50 +50 @@ Both Compute and EC2 Instance Savings Plans apply to EC2 instances that are a pa -You can't change a Savings Plan easily after you've made a commitment. We recommend that you plan carefully before making a commitment to either Savings Plans option. Savings Plans offer lower prices compared to on-demand pricing in exchange for a commitment, and can't be cancelled during the term. +You can't change a Savings Plans easily after you've made a commitment. We recommend that you plan carefully before making a commitment to either Savings Plans option. Savings Plans offer lower prices compared to on-demand pricing in exchange for a commitment, and can't be cancelled during the term. @@ -54 +54 @@ You can't change a Savings Plan easily after you've made a commitment. We recomm -If you purchase a Savings Plan, you make an hourly monetary commitment to the term of the plan. If you commit to $10/hour of compute usage, the Savings Plan pricing is automatically applied on all usage up to $10 dollars every hour. Any usage beyond the commitment is charged at the regular on-demand rates. You can use the Savings Plans purchase recommendations tool in Cost Explorer to get recommended commitments that can maximize your savings. The hourly financial commitment for a specific plan can't be modified for the term of the plan. If you want an increased commitment after analyzing usage, then you can purchase an additional Savings Plan to cover excess usage. +If you purchase a Savings Plans, you make an hourly monetary commitment to the term of the plan. If you commit to $10/hour of compute usage, the Savings Plans pricing is automatically applied on all usage up to $10 dollars every hour. Any usage beyond the commitment is charged at the regular on-demand rates. You can use the Savings Plans purchase recommendations tool in Cost Explorer to get recommended commitments that can maximize your savings. The hourly financial commitment for a specific plan can't be modified for the term of the plan. If you want an increased commitment after analyzing usage, then you can purchase an additional Savings Plans to cover excess usage. @@ -81 +81 @@ EC2 Instance Savings Plans offer a greater discount than Compute Savings Plans b -Every type of compute usage has a Savings Plan rate and on-demand rate. The following table shows the Savings Plans and on-demand rates for every operating system type. You're charged the Savings Plans rates on the committed usage and any usage beyond the commitment is charged at regular on-demand rates. +Every type of compute usage has a Savings Plans rate and on-demand rate. The following table shows the Savings Plans and on-demand rates for every operating system type. You're charged the Savings Plans rates on the committed usage and any usage beyond the commitment is charged at regular on-demand rates. @@ -179,3 +179,3 @@ On-demand | None | $10,123 | $121,475 | $364,392 | [AWS Pricing Calculator estim -1-year Savings Plan | None | $7,447 | $89,362 | – | [AWS Pricing Calculator estimate](https://calculator.aws/#/estimate?id=c43d9d05ed79fd21acb0290f81ed0116e3e88e7d) -3-year Savings Plan | None | $5,476 | $65,712 | $197,128 | [AWS Pricing Calculator estimate](https://calculator.aws/#/estimate?id=21ece549ef4298895940c80eb780d44d0789a405) -3-year Savings Plan with upfront payment | $84,438 | $2,755 | $117,499 | $183,618 | [AWS Pricing Calculator estimate](https://calculator.aws/#/estimate?id=97bb06dc65e70b78e3066a66b15e37de5b63d8c4) +1-year Savings Plans | None | $7,447 | $89,362 | – | [AWS Pricing Calculator estimate](https://calculator.aws/#/estimate?id=c43d9d05ed79fd21acb0290f81ed0116e3e88e7d) +3-year Savings Plans | None | $5,476 | $65,712 | $197,128 | [AWS Pricing Calculator estimate](https://calculator.aws/#/estimate?id=21ece549ef4298895940c80eb780d44d0789a405) +3-year Savings Plans with upfront payment | $84,438 | $2,755 | $117,499 | $183,618 | [AWS Pricing Calculator estimate](https://calculator.aws/#/estimate?id=97bb06dc65e70b78e3066a66b15e37de5b63d8c4) @@ -183 +183 @@ On-demand | None | $10,123 | $121,475 | $364,392 | [AWS Pricing Calculator estim -If you have the servers that you want to migrate to AWS, the final price for a 1-year Savings Plan is $89,362 instead of $121,475 for an on-demand price. This represents a 26.5 percent discount after one year. If you're considering staying in AWS for a longer period, then you can choose the 3-year Savings Plan for even deeper cost savings. At the end of three years, you pay $197,128 instead of $364,392. This results in a savings of 46 percent of the total amount after three years. +If you have the servers that you want to migrate to AWS, the final price for a 1-year Savings Plans is $89,362 instead of $121,475 for an on-demand price. This represents a 26.5 percent discount after one year. If you're considering staying in AWS for a longer period, then you can choose the 3-year Savings Plans for even deeper cost savings. At the end of three years, you pay $197,128 instead of $364,392. This results in a savings of 46 percent of the total amount after three years. @@ -212,3 +212,3 @@ On-demand | None | $3,912 | $46,950 | $140,849 | [AWS Pricing Calculator estimat -1-year Savings Plan | None | $3,466 | $41,952 | | [AWS Pricing Calculator estimate](https://calculator.aws/#/estimate?id=69688cd1cf31470af71e63ec75624ae010a5059e) -3-year Savings Plan with no upfront payment | None | $3,189 | $38,264 | $114,804 | [AWS Pricing Calculator estimate](https://calculator.aws/#/estimate?id=0c67021f43a719223efed88a63f35eac05e41728) -3-year Savings Plan with upfront payment | $112,110 | None | None | None | [AWS Pricing Calculator estimate](https://calculator.aws/#/estimate?id=6ed7e1f92deba1ca67cdfd2dcc4d54af098c0653) +1-year Savings Plans | None | $3,466 | $41,952 | | [AWS Pricing Calculator estimate](https://calculator.aws/#/estimate?id=69688cd1cf31470af71e63ec75624ae010a5059e) +3-year Savings Plans with no upfront payment | None | $3,189 | $38,264 | $114,804 | [AWS Pricing Calculator estimate](https://calculator.aws/#/estimate?id=0c67021f43a719223efed88a63f35eac05e41728) +3-year Savings Plans with upfront payment | $112,110 | None | None | None | [AWS Pricing Calculator estimate](https://calculator.aws/#/estimate?id=6ed7e1f92deba1ca67cdfd2dcc4d54af098c0653) @@ -218 +218 @@ If you want to run these servers for production environments (24/7) with on-dema -If you choose the 1-year Savings Plan with no upfront payment, the monthly cost decreases to $3,466. At the end of the first year, you pay $41,952. This is a total discount of 11 percent. If you choose the 3-year Savings Plan with no upfront payment, the monthly cost decreases to $3,189. At the end of three years, you pay $114,804. That gives you an 18.5 percent savings. +If you choose the 1-year Savings Plans with no upfront payment, the monthly cost decreases to $3,466. At the end of the first year, you pay $41,952. This is a total discount of 11 percent. If you choose the 3-year Savings Plans with no upfront payment, the monthly cost decreases to $3,189. At the end of three years, you pay $114,804. That gives you an 18.5 percent savings. @@ -237 +237 @@ We recommend that you do the following to control your AWS spending on compute a -You can use the [Amazon EC2 console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/) to access recommendations for your Savings Plan. You can even download your recommendations to review later in CSV format. For more information, see [Monitoring your Savings Plans](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/savingsplans/latest/userguide/sp-monitoring.html) in the Savings Plans documentation. +You can use the [Amazon EC2 console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/) to access recommendations for your Savings Plans. You can even download your recommendations to review later in CSV format. For more information, see [Monitoring your Savings Plans](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/savingsplans/latest/userguide/sp-monitoring.html) in the Savings Plans documentation. @@ -254 +254 @@ Open the [Amazon EC2 console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/), expand the * -Using the same example, assume you have an instance that's running 24/7. The recommendation is to use a Savings Plan. According to the size, you have an on-demand price of $120/hour. You have the option to commit $90/hour, but this may vary depending on the Region, instance, and purchase option. In this example, you can save 25 percent compared with the on-demand cost. You can also track your utilization and coverage, if they are under the threshold that you defined, and configure an alert when the budget is going to end. +Using the same example, assume you have an instance that's running 24/7. The recommendation is to use a Savings Plans. According to the size, you have an on-demand price of $120/hour. You have the option to commit $90/hour, but this may vary depending on the Region, instance, and purchase option. In this example, you can save 25 percent compared with the on-demand cost. You can also track your utilization and coverage, if they are under the threshold that you defined, and configure an alert when the budget is going to end. @@ -258 +258 @@ Using the same example, assume you have an instance that's running 24/7. The rec -We recommend that you review Savings Plan recommendations carefully. AWS won't change anything without your permission. These are recommendations only and it's up to you to apply them or not. +We recommend that you review Savings Plans recommendations carefully. AWS won't change anything without your permission. These are recommendations only and it's up to you to apply them or not. @@ -266 +266 @@ Open the [Amazon EC2 console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/), expand the * -After you purchase a Savings Plan, you can get a utilization report. The report helps you check your utilization, see if the purchased plan is enough to cover and maximize the discount, and cancel or add new discounts. This report can be exported to other formats like CSV. For more information, see [Using the utilization report](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/savingsplans/latest/userguide/ce-sp-usingPR.html) in the Savings Plans documentation. +After you purchase a Savings Plans, you can get a utilization report. The report helps you check your utilization, see if the purchased plan is enough to cover and maximize the discount, and cancel or add new discounts. This report can be exported to other formats like CSV. For more information, see [Using the utilization report](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/savingsplans/latest/userguide/ce-sp-usingPR.html) in the Savings Plans documentation. @@ -280 +280 @@ We recommend that you follow these best practices before purchasing Savings Plan - * Choose a quarterly review Savings Plans budget to maintain a consistent rate (for example, 70 percent coverage target for Savings Plans coverage). If the rate drops below desired coverage, purchase an additional Savings Plan as a true-up to meet your coverage goal. + * Choose a quarterly review Savings Plans budget to maintain a consistent rate (for example, 70 percent coverage target for Savings Plans coverage). If the rate drops below desired coverage, purchase an additional Savings Plans as a true-up to meet your coverage goal.