CLF-C02 Question 30
Select 4A company is looking to improve its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance while also increasing revenue and operational efficiency. Which AWS services or features can help the company achieve these goals?
- A
AWS Cost Explorer to identify and eliminate underutilized resources, reducing cloud waste and costs.
- B
Amazon EC2 Spot Instances to minimize compute costs and optimize resource utilization.
- C
AWS Well-Architected Tool to assess workloads for energy efficiency and operational best practices.
- D
Amazon Mechanical Turk to crowdsource tasks and improve ESG initiatives.
- E
AWS Sustainability Pillar to design energy-efficient workloads aligned with ESG goals.
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Correct answers: A, B, C, E
Explanation
AWS provides a variety of tools and services that help organizations achieve their ESG goals while simultaneously improving operational efficiency and revenue. Using tools like AWS Cost Explorer, EC2 Spot Instances, Well-Architected Tool, and the Sustainability Pillar enables companies to optimize resource utilization, reduce costs, and design energy-efficient workloads. These efforts directly contribute to better ESG performance, increased operational efficiency, and cost savings.
- A. Correct.
AWS Cost Explorer helps identify underutilized resources, reducing waste and costs, which aligns with ESG goals and increases operational efficiency.
- B. Correct.
Amazon EC2 Spot Instances allow the company to leverage unused EC2 capacity at reduced costs, optimizing resource usage and improving operational efficiency.
- C. Correct.
The AWS Well-Architected Tool provides best practices for designing efficient, high-performing, and sustainable systems, aligning with ESG and operational goals.
- D. Incorrect.
Amazon Mechanical Turk is primarily used for crowdsourcing tasks and does not directly contribute to the company's ESG, revenue, or operational efficiency goals.
- E. Correct.
The AWS Sustainability Pillar focuses on designing workloads that minimize environmental impact, helping the company improve its ESG performance.