SAP-C02 Question 119
Select 2A company has recently migrated its infrastructure to AWS and has noticed an unexpected increase in monthly costs. The organization's leadership has asked the Solutions Architect to implement strategies to optimize costs and improve visibility into their AWS usage. Which of the following solutions should the architect recommend? (Select TWO)
- A
Enable AWS Cost and Usage Reports (CUR) and analyze the data using Amazon Athena.
- B
Purchase Reserved Instances (RIs) for all workloads, including unpredictable and spiky workloads.
- C
Set up AWS Budgets and configure alerts for cost thresholds.
- D
Enable Auto Scaling for all services without assessing workload patterns.
- E
Use AWS Trusted Advisor to identify idle and underutilized resources.
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Correct answers: A, C
Explanation
To optimize costs and improve visibility, the architect should focus on tools and strategies that provide actionable insights and proactive cost control. AWS Cost and Usage Reports (CUR) combined with Amazon Athena offers detailed analysis of cost and usage data, while AWS Budgets allows the organization to set thresholds and receive alerts when approaching defined limits. These solutions address both visibility and cost optimization effectively.
- A. Correct.
Enabling AWS Cost and Usage Reports (CUR) and analyzing the data using Amazon Athena provides detailed insights into cost and usage patterns, which is essential for identifying optimization opportunities.
- B. Incorrect.
Purchasing Reserved Instances (RIs) for all workloads is not cost-effective for unpredictable or spiky workloads, as On-Demand or Spot Instances are better suited for such use cases.
- C. Correct.
Setting up AWS Budgets and configuring alerts ensures that the organization is notified when costs approach predefined thresholds, improving visibility and enabling proactive cost control.
- D. Incorrect.
Enabling Auto Scaling without assessing workload patterns could lead to suboptimal configurations, potentially increasing costs rather than optimizing them.
- E. Incorrect.
Using AWS Trusted Advisor is a good practice for cost optimization, but it alone is not sufficient to address the need for visibility into detailed cost and usage patterns.