MLA-C01 Question 421
Select 3A machine learning engineering team is working on a project that involves training several models using Amazon SageMaker, and they need to monitor and optimize the costs associated with the training jobs. Which of the following AWS tools can help them analyze and manage costs for their workloads effectively?
- A
AWS Cost Explorer
- B
AWS Billing and Cost Management
- C
AWS Trusted Advisor
- D
Amazon SageMaker Debugger
- E
Amazon CloudWatch
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Correct answers: A, B, C
Explanation
AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Billing and Cost Management, and AWS Trusted Advisor are the key tools for analyzing and managing costs in AWS environments. Cost Explorer provides insights into cost trends, Billing and Cost Management enables budget tracking and alerts, and Trusted Advisor offers recommendations for cost efficiency. While Amazon SageMaker Debugger and Amazon CloudWatch are useful for operational monitoring, they do not address cost analysis or optimization directly.
- A. Correct.
AWS Cost Explorer provides a visual interface for understanding and analyzing your cost and usage data over time. It is a key tool for identifying cost trends and opportunities for optimization.
- B. Correct.
AWS Billing and Cost Management allows users to view and manage their bills, set budgets, and track spending in real time, making it essential for cost control.
- C. Correct.
AWS Trusted Advisor offers cost optimization recommendations and helps identify unused or underutilized resources that can be decommissioned to save costs.
- D. Incorrect.
Amazon SageMaker Debugger is used for monitoring and debugging machine learning training jobs but does not provide cost analysis or optimization capabilities.
- E. Incorrect.
Amazon CloudWatch is a monitoring tool that tracks metrics and logs for AWS services but is not specifically designed for cost analysis or optimization.