CLF-C02 Question 297
Single answerA company wants to ensure they do not exceed their monthly AWS budget and require notifications when their spending approaches a set threshold. Which AWS service or feature should they use to achieve this?
- A
AWS Cost Explorer
- B
AWS Budgets
- C
AWS Trusted Advisor
- D
AWS Cost and Usage Report
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
AWS Budgets is the appropriate service for setting up custom budgets and receiving notifications when spending approaches or exceeds defined thresholds. This makes it ideal for managing costs and staying within a specified budget, as required in the given scenario.
- A. Incorrect.
AWS Cost Explorer is used for analyzing historical spending and usage trends, but it does not provide notifications for budget thresholds.
- B. Correct.
AWS Budgets allows users to set custom budgets and receive alerts when costs or usage exceed the defined thresholds, making it the correct choice for this scenario.
- C. Incorrect.
AWS Trusted Advisor provides recommendations to optimize costs, security, and performance but does not provide budget or cost threshold notifications.
- D. Incorrect.
AWS Cost and Usage Report provides detailed billing and usage data but does not include tools for setting budgets or sending alerts.