City council asks which costs typically shrink or disappear when leaving an on-premises datacenter for AWS. Which answer best lists common on-premises cost drivers?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
A basement datacenter bill is not just “servers” — it is power, cooling, floor space, and the clock that says refresh the iron again. Moving to AWS often shrinks those facility and hardware-refresh burdens. Coffee machines in AZs make a fun joke, not a TCO line item.
Full Explanation
On-premises environments include facilities costs (power, cooling, space), hardware acquisition and refresh, and operational effort to run racks. Migrating to AWS can reduce or eliminate many of those drivers because the provider operates the underlying infrastructure. Cloud Practitioner candidates should identify these typical cost components in economics discussions.