SAP-C02 Question 129
Select 2An organization is using AWS to host its e-commerce platform, which experiences fluctuating traffic throughout the year. The company’s CFO is concerned about unexpected spikes in AWS spending during peak seasons and wants to implement a system to monitor and control costs. The solution should allow the organization to set alerts for spending thresholds and provide insights into historical usage trends. Which combination of AWS tools can best address this requirement?
- A
AWS Budgets and AWS Cost Explorer
- B
AWS Trusted Advisor and AWS Pricing Calculator
- C
AWS Cost Anomaly Detection and AWS Cost Explorer
- D
AWS Cost Explorer and AWS Pricing Calculator
- E
AWS Budgets and AWS Cost Anomaly Detection
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Correct answers: A, E
Explanation
To meet the requirements, the organization needs tools for both setting spending thresholds with alerts and analyzing historical trends. AWS Budgets allows users to define spending limits and receive notifications when they are exceeded, while AWS Cost Explorer provides detailed insights into historical usage and cost trends. Additionally, AWS Cost Anomaly Detection can identify unusual spending spikes, complementing AWS Budgets for comprehensive cost control.
- A. Correct.
AWS Budgets allows you to set spending thresholds and receive alerts when costs exceed those thresholds. AWS Cost Explorer provides insights into historical usage and spending trends, making it a suitable choice for this scenario.
- B. Incorrect.
AWS Trusted Advisor provides recommendations to optimize costs, security, and performance but does not allow for setting spending thresholds or detailed historical analysis. AWS Pricing Calculator is used for estimating potential costs but is not suitable for monitoring or alerting.
- C. Incorrect.
AWS Cost Anomaly Detection helps identify unusual spending patterns but does not provide a way to set specific budgets or thresholds. AWS Cost Explorer provides historical insights but does not handle alerts directly.
- D. Incorrect.
While AWS Cost Explorer provides historical usage insights, AWS Pricing Calculator is focused on cost estimation for future workloads, not monitoring or setting alerts.
- E. Correct.
AWS Budgets is ideal for setting cost alerts based on defined thresholds, and AWS Cost Anomaly Detection helps identify unexpected spikes in costs, making this combination effective for both alerting and anomaly detection.