AWS stands for Amazon Web Services. AWS is the most reliable cloud computing environment. AWS provides different services such as IaaS (Infrastructure as a Services), SaaS (Software as a Services), and PaaS (Platform as a Service). AWS has multiple plans for users. AWS Free Tier is from one of them.
Basics of AWS Free Tier
Cloud Computing is a way to increase capacity in IT without investing in new infrastructure, and new licensing of new software. Cloud Computing works on subscription-based and pay-per-use access in real-time over the internet.
- SaaS (Software as a Service)
- UC (Utility Computing)
- PaaS (Platform as a Service)
- MSP (Managed Service Providers)
- About AWS Free Tier
The Free Tier applies to a specific amount of usage each month. The AWS Free Tier is divided into three types of pricing model, a 12-month Free Tier, Short term trails, and an Always free offer. The AWS Free Tier is available for everyone - students, small businesses, and entrepreneurs. The AWS Free Tier is available to each new account created on or after 21 OCT, 2010.
- AWS Free Tier Services
- 750 hours of Amazon EC2 Linux or t2.micro instance usage (1 GB of memory and 64-bit and 32-bit platform support) - that run continuously each month.
- 750 hours of Amazon RDS single-AZ Micro DB Instance, SQL Server Edition. You also get 20 GB of Backup Storage and 20 GB of Database Storage.
- 2000 put requests and 20,000 Get requests and 5 GB of Amazon S3 Standard Storage.
- 1 GB of storage and 25 Amazon SimpleDB Machine Hours.
- For Amazon Simple Queue Service 1 Million requests are available.
- 1 Million for Http notifications and also 1 Million Requests for Amazon Simple Notification Service.
- 15 Gb Bandwidth for all AWS Services.
- 50 Gb Data transfer out for Amazon CloudFront.
Monitor AWS Free Usage Tier?
After getting AWS Free Tier you will get Free Credits to use AWS resources and until credits are finished you will not charge any bill.
In Addition, AWS has brought new features to the Billing and Cost Management dashboard to help user to track AWS usage. AWS Free Tier credits can be used for All AWS Services. This feature would be used to estimate and plan your AWS costs and staying you within your free Tier limits. All this information is available in AWS Billing and Cost Management Dashboard.
Limits on AWS Free Tier
The AWS Free Tier expires after 12 months from the date user signed up. When the Free Tier expires, the User can simply pay for standard, and use pay-as-you services.
SNS (Amazon Simple Notification Service), ADDB (Amazon DynamoDB), ASDB (Amazon SimpleDB), and ASWS (Amazon Simple Workflow Service) are included in Free Tier.
- Utilize AWS Free Tier Over
- Set Your Budget: A Function called AWS Budgets is help you to create cost and Usage budgets that will notify you when you are about to exceed the budget amount. With this feature, you can save or transfer your server and Virtual Machines.
- Set Size Limits: AWS will suggest you use CloudWatch metrics that will help you to view your AWS environment and make a plan for a smooth process per month.
- Establish Governance: Clear Policies to keep usage and capacity in check of all parts of Cost and Cloud Management.