Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) for Db2 now offers Reserved Instances with up to 47% cost savings compared to On-Demand prices. The option to use Reserved Instances is available for all supported instance types.
Amazon RDS for Db2 Reserved Instances provide size flexibility for both Bring Your Own License (BYOL) and Db2 license purchased through AWS Marketplace. With Reserved Instances size flexibility, the discounted rate for Reserved Instances automatically applies to usage of any size in the same instance family. For example, if you purchase a db.r7i.2xlarge Reserved Instance in US East (N. Virginia), the discounted rate of this Reserved Instance can automatically apply to 2 db.r7i.xlarge instances. For information on RDS Reserved Instances, refer to Reserved DB instances for Amazon RDS.
You can purchase Reserved Instances through the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, or AWS SDK. For detailed pricing information and purchase options, refer to Amazon RDS for Db2 Pricing.
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Source: Amazon Web Services
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