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A developer tries to reduce costs by purchasing Reserved Capacity but notices no cost reduction. What is a possible mistake?

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DynamoDB - Cost Optimization and Monitoring
A developer tries to reduce costs by purchasing Reserved Capacity but notices no cost reduction. What is a possible mistake?
AThey enabled auto-scaling on the table
BThey increased the table's storage size instead
CThey switched the table to on-demand mode
DThey purchased Reserved Capacity for a different AWS region
Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
  1. Step 1: Understand Reserved Capacity scope

    Reserved Capacity applies only to the AWS region where it is purchased.
  2. Step 2: Identify why cost reduction failed

    If Reserved Capacity is bought in a different region than the table, no cost benefit applies.
  3. Final Answer:

    They purchased Reserved Capacity for a different AWS region -> Option D
  4. Quick Check:

    Reserved Capacity region must match table region = C [OK]
Quick Trick: Reserved Capacity applies only in the purchased AWS region [OK]
Common Mistakes:
MISTAKES
  • Ignoring region mismatch
  • Confusing storage size with capacity
  • Assuming auto-scaling affects Reserved Capacity

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