SAA-C03 Question 487
Select 2A company wants to monitor its AWS spending and set alerts when costs exceed their allocated monthly budget for a specific project. They also want to analyze historical usage trends to predict future costs and optimize resource usage. Which combination of AWS cost management tools should they use to achieve this?
- A
AWS Budgets
- B
Cost Explorer
- C
AWS Cost and Usage Report
- D
AWS Trusted Advisor
- E
AWS Pricing Calculator
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Correct answers: A, B
Explanation
To monitor AWS spending and set alerts when costs exceed a budget, AWS Budgets is the ideal solution. To analyze historical usage and predict future costs, Cost Explorer is the appropriate tool. Together, these tools address both the company's requirements.
- A. Correct.
AWS Budgets is the correct tool to set up alerts when costs exceed predefined budgets. It allows users to create cost thresholds and receive notifications when spending approaches or exceeds those thresholds.
- B. Correct.
Cost Explorer is the appropriate tool for analyzing historical usage and cost trends. It provides visualizations and insights to help predict future spending and optimize resource usage.
- C. Incorrect.
AWS Cost and Usage Report provides detailed billing and usage data but lacks built-in capabilities to set alerts or visualize trends as easily as Cost Explorer. It is more suitable for advanced reporting and custom analysis.
- D. Incorrect.
AWS Trusted Advisor offers recommendations for cost optimization, security, and performance but does not provide specific tools for monitoring and alerting on project budgets or analyzing cost trends.
- E. Incorrect.
AWS Pricing Calculator is designed to estimate costs for new or existing workloads but does not provide functionality for tracking or analyzing historical costs or setting up alerts.