SAA-C03 Question 395
Select 3A company has recently migrated its workloads to AWS and wants to monitor and manage its monthly cloud costs effectively. They need to forecast future costs, set up alerts based on budget thresholds, and analyze detailed usage patterns. Which combination of AWS cost management tools should they use to meet these requirements?
- A
AWS Cost Explorer
- B
AWS Budgets
- C
AWS Trusted Advisor
- D
AWS Cost and Usage Report
- E
Amazon CloudWatch
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Correct answers: A, B, D
Explanation
The combination of AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Budgets, and AWS Cost and Usage Report addresses the company's requirements effectively. AWS Cost Explorer provides tools for cost analysis and forecasting, AWS Budgets allows for setting budget thresholds and receiving alerts, and AWS Cost and Usage Report offers granular usage data for in-depth analysis. Trusted Advisor and CloudWatch are not directly relevant to the specific cost management needs described in the scenario.
- A. Correct.
AWS Cost Explorer allows you to analyze and forecast your AWS costs and usage, making it a good choice for understanding past and future expenses.
- B. Correct.
AWS Budgets enables you to set custom cost and usage budgets and receive alerts when you exceed or are forecasted to exceed your thresholds, aligning with the requirement to set up alerts.
- C. Incorrect.
AWS Trusted Advisor provides recommendations for cost optimization, security, and performance, but it does not assist with detailed cost analysis, forecasting, or setting budget alerts.
- D. Correct.
AWS Cost and Usage Report provides the most detailed billing and usage data, allowing the company to perform in-depth analysis of their cloud costs.
- E. Incorrect.
Amazon CloudWatch is primarily used for monitoring AWS resources and applications, not for managing or analyzing costs.