SAP-C02 Question 139
Select 2Your company has been experiencing increasing operational costs due to underutilized Amazon EC2 instances and inefficient use of Amazon S3 storage. As a Solutions Architect, you are tasked with reducing costs while maintaining performance. Which AWS tools should you use to identify optimization opportunities for both EC2 and S3 resources?
- A
AWS Compute Optimizer
- B
Amazon S3 Storage Lens
- C
AWS Trusted Advisor
- D
AWS Cost Anomaly Detection
- E
Amazon CloudWatch
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Correct answers: A, B
Explanation
To optimize costs for EC2 and S3 resources, AWS Compute Optimizer and Amazon S3 Storage Lens are the most relevant tools. AWS Compute Optimizer helps with rightsizing EC2 instances, while Amazon S3 Storage Lens provides insights into S3 usage and recommendations for improving cost efficiency. Other tools like Trusted Advisor and Cost Anomaly Detection serve complementary purposes but are not focused on detailed rightsizing or storage optimization.
- A. Correct.
AWS Compute Optimizer provides recommendations to rightsize EC2 instances, helping you optimize costs and improve performance.
- B. Correct.
Amazon S3 Storage Lens offers an in-depth analysis of S3 usage and provides recommendations to optimize storage costs and efficiency.
- C. Incorrect.
AWS Trusted Advisor provides general best practice checks and recommendations but does not specifically focus on detailed rightsizing or optimization for EC2 and S3.
- D. Incorrect.
AWS Cost Anomaly Detection identifies cost anomalies but does not provide recommendations for rightsizing or storage optimization.
- E. Incorrect.
Amazon CloudWatch monitors performance metrics and logs, but it does not provide specific rightsizing or storage cost optimization recommendations.