SAP-C02 Question 123
Select 3A company is running multiple AWS accounts under an AWS Organization. They want to implement cost optimization and have better visibility into their cloud expenditures. The company needs to allocate costs to specific teams, identify underutilized resources, and set budgets to avoid unexpected expenses. Which combination of actions should the company take to achieve these goals?
- A
Enable AWS Cost Explorer and create Resource Tags to allocate costs to teams.
- B
Create AWS Budgets to monitor and control spending across accounts.
- C
Use Amazon CloudWatch to identify underutilized resources.
- D
Leverage AWS Trusted Advisor to identify underutilized EC2 instances and reserved instances.
- E
Enable Savings Plans for all AWS services to reduce costs associated with on-demand pricing.
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Correct answers: A, B, D
Explanation
To optimize costs and improve visibility, the company should use AWS Cost Explorer with tags for cost allocation, AWS Budgets for monitoring and controlling expenses, and AWS Trusted Advisor to identify underutilized resources. These tools collectively provide the ability to monitor spending, allocate costs to teams, and optimize resource usage, aligning with the company's goals.
- A. Correct.
Correct: AWS Cost Explorer allows you to visualize, understand, and manage your AWS costs and usage. By using Resource Tags, you can allocate costs to specific teams or projects effectively.
- B. Correct.
Correct: AWS Budgets can help monitor spending and set alerts for when costs exceed predefined thresholds, providing better cost control and visibility.
- C. Incorrect.
Incorrect: While Amazon CloudWatch is a monitoring service, it is not designed to identify underutilized resources. Cost optimization requires more specific tools like AWS Trusted Advisor.
- D. Correct.
Correct: AWS Trusted Advisor can identify underutilized resources, such as EC2 instances or reserved instances, allowing the company to optimize costs by removing or resizing these resources.
- E. Incorrect.
Incorrect: Savings Plans can reduce costs significantly but are not directly related to cost visibility or allocating costs to teams. This is a cost-saving mechanism, not a visibility strategy.