•Example – AWS EC2/RDS Instance are charged hourly. To provision a SQL server which needs to be up 24X7.

•Say hourly rate is $ 0.8 Per hour rate (per year cost would be around $7008).

•Without SA, this would be a RECURRING cost

•Instead if you buy the same configuration server under the Microsoft Vol. Agreements, the benefits are PERPETUAL (pay one time)

•Total Cost would be $10K-$15K (depends on your discount level)

•Note that this is only one time payment (Except SA, which is renewed annually).

Anuj holds professional certifications in Google Cloud, AWS as well as certifications in Docker and App Performance Tools such as New Relic. He specializes in Cloud Security, Data Encryption and Container Technologies.

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