A company wants to start using Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) in AWS. The company has large spend commitments as part of an AWS Enterprise Discount Program (EDP) totaling $15 million. What approach should the administrator take to ensure that Nutanix licensing costs to the EDP commitment?

The AWS Enterprise Discount Program (EDP) provides discounts in exchange for a commitment to a certain level of spending on AWS services. To have third-party software licensing costs, such as those for Nutanix, count towards this commitment, the purchase must be transacted through the AWS Marketplace. This allows AWS to bill the customer for the software, and the charge is then applied to the customer's EDP commitment. Purchasing directly from the vendor bypasses this mechanism.

B. Purchasing directly from Nutanix means the financial transaction is with Nutanix, not AWS. Therefore, it cannot be applied to an AWS-specific spending commitment.
C. Leveraging existing licenses (license portability) involves no new purchase or spend, so it cannot contribute to fulfilling an EDP commitment.
D. A trial license is free of charge and does not involve a financial transaction, so it cannot be counted towards a spending commitment.

1. Nutanix. (n.d.). Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) on AWS. Nutanix. Retrieved from https://www.nutanix.com/products/cloud-clusters/aws. The page states, "Procure NC2 and other Nutanix solutions through the AWS Marketplace, and retire your EDP commit."

2. Amazon Web Services. (n.d.). AWS Enterprise Discount Program. AWS. The program details confirm that eligible purchases, including those from the AWS Marketplace, can be used to draw down the EDP commitment.