CLF-C02 Question 298
Single answerA company wants to ensure it does not exceed its monthly AWS spending limit. Which AWS service or feature can help the company set spending thresholds and receive alerts when costs approach or exceed those thresholds?
- 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 and monitoring spending thresholds. It allows users to create budgets based on cost, usage, or reserved instance coverage and sends alerts when thresholds are exceeded, making it an essential tool for effective cost management.
- A. Incorrect.
AWS Cost Explorer is used to analyze and visualize historical costs and usage but does not allow for setting spending thresholds or receiving alerts.
- B. Correct.
AWS Budgets enables users to set custom spending thresholds and receive alerts when actual or forecasted costs exceed those thresholds, making it the correct choice for this scenario.
- C. Incorrect.
AWS Trusted Advisor provides recommendations to optimize performance, security, and cost but does not focus on setting or monitoring spending limits.
- D. Incorrect.
AWS Cost and Usage Report provides detailed cost and usage data but does not support setting budgets or sending alerts based on spending thresholds.