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Amazon Redshift adds Reserved Instance upfront pricing options for RG instances

Amazon Redshift now offers All Upfront and Partial Upfront payment options for 1-year and 3-year reserved instances on RG instances, enhancing cost optimization flexibility

Amazon Redshift has announced the availability of All Upfront and Partial Upfront payment options for 1-year and 3-year reserved instances for RG instances. These new payment options join the previously available No Upfront option, giving customers greater flexibility to optimize compute costs based on their financial preferences. All Upfront provides the maximum discount by paying for the full reservation term upfront, while Partial Upfront splits the cost between an initial payment and lower monthly installments.

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