When do you use a dedicated host vs a dedicated instance

An important difference between a Dedicated Host and a Dedicated instance is that a Dedicated Host gives you additional visibility and control over how instances are placed on a physical server, and you can consistently deploy your instances to the same physical server over time.

When would you use a dedicated instance?

Dedicated Instances are Amazon EC2 instances that run in a virtual private cloud (VPC) on hardware that's dedicated to a single customer. Dedicated Instances that belong to different AWS accounts are physically isolated at a hardware level, even if those accounts are linked to a single payer account.

Is dedicated host cheaper than dedicated instance?

Use Dedicated Instances if you are only concerned with compliance with regulations. In terms of pricing, if you are able to maximize the number of instances on a Dedicated Host, you will pay less vs. Dedicated Instances.

When would you need to create an EC2 dedicated instance?

In short, compliance is generally the only reason to choose a dedicated EC2 instance. In the USA if you are dealing with health care records you are governed by the HIPAA Act. The health insurance portability and accountability act was signed into law by congress in 1996 to protect sensitive patient health records.

What is the difference between a bare metal instance and dedicated host?

A: Dedicated Hosts have pre-installed virtualization software (Xen or Nitro Hypervisor) whereas bare metal servers do not have pre-installed virtualization software. Bare-metal servers are meant for customers who wish to use their own hypervisor or for applications that need to run in non-virtualized environments.