18 – Evaluate SAP compute resources for cost
efficiency
How do you assess compute and storage options for your SAP workloads? When implementing or migrating SAP to AWS, you should select cost-effective EC2 instances and storage solutions for the SAP workload to meet your cost targets.
| ID | Priority | Best Practice |
|---|---|---|
| ☐ BP 18.1 | Required | Understand the payment and commitment options available for Amazon EC2 |
| ☐ BP 18.2 | Required | Use cost as a key consideration for EC2 instance selection |
| ☐ BP 18.3 | Highly Recommended | Evaluate licensing impact and optimization options |
| ☐ BP 18.4 | Highly Recommended | Evaluate the cost impact of storage options based on the required characteristics |
