SAA-C03 Question 531
Select 2A company wants to track its AWS spending trends over time, identify usage patterns, and forecast future costs for better financial planning. They also need to examine granular cost and usage data to create detailed reports for internal stakeholders. Which combination of AWS cost management tools should they use?
- A
AWS Cost Explorer
- B
AWS Budgets
- C
AWS Cost and Usage Report
- D
AWS Trusted Advisor
- E
AWS CloudWatch
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Correct answers: A, C
Explanation
To meet the requirements of tracking spending trends, forecasting costs, and creating detailed reports, the company should use a combination of AWS Cost Explorer and AWS Cost and Usage Report. Cost Explorer provides visualizations and forecasts for cost trends, while the Cost and Usage Report delivers detailed usage and cost data for granular analysis and reporting.
- A. Correct.
AWS Cost Explorer is designed for analyzing spending trends, identifying usage patterns, and forecasting future costs, which is a requirement in this scenario.
- B. Incorrect.
AWS Budgets is used for setting custom cost or usage thresholds and receiving alerts when these thresholds are exceeded. While useful, it does not meet the requirement for detailed cost analysis or spending trends.
- C. Correct.
AWS Cost and Usage Report provides granular cost and usage data in a detailed format, making it suitable for creating detailed reports for internal stakeholders.
- D. Incorrect.
AWS Trusted Advisor provides recommendations to optimize costs, improve performance, and enhance security, but it is not a cost analysis tool for tracking trends or creating detailed reports.
- E. Incorrect.
AWS CloudWatch is a monitoring and observability tool for AWS resources, but it does not provide cost analysis or reporting functionality.