AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Total Cost of Ownership

Learn what total cost of ownership means, the hidden on-premises costs it captures, and the AWS tools that help you compare running a workload on-premises versus in the cloud.

Beginner 15 minutes 4 Learning Objectives
  1. Define total cost of ownership (TCO) and explain why it matters for cloud decisions
  2. Identify the hidden on-premises costs that a TCO comparison includes
  3. Describe how the AWS Pricing Calculator and Migration Evaluator support a TCO estimate
  4. Explain the value categories AWS uses to measure the benefit of moving to the cloud