SAP-C02 Question 140
Select 2A company is experiencing high costs associated with underutilized Amazon EC2 instances and growing Amazon S3 storage usage. As a Solutions Architect, you have been tasked with recommending tools to provide actionable insights to optimize costs and resource utilization. Which combination of tools should you use to address both underutilized EC2 instances and S3 storage usage trends?
- A
AWS Compute Optimizer
- B
Amazon S3 Storage Lens
- C
AWS Trusted Advisor
- D
Amazon CloudWatch
- E
AWS Cost Explorer
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Correct answers: A, B
Explanation
AWS Compute Optimizer and Amazon S3 Storage Lens are purpose-built tools for addressing the specific challenges in the scenario. Compute Optimizer analyzes EC2 usage and provides rightsizing recommendations, while S3 Storage Lens offers detailed insights into S3 storage usage patterns and trends. These tools complement each other to optimize costs across compute and storage resources.
- A. Correct.
AWS Compute Optimizer provides recommendations for EC2 instances and other compute resources, helping to identify underutilized instances and suggesting right-sized alternatives.
- B. Correct.
Amazon S3 Storage Lens offers visibility into S3 storage usage and trends, helping to identify cost-saving opportunities such as removing old or infrequently accessed data.
- C. Incorrect.
AWS Trusted Advisor provides general cost optimization checks but does not give detailed insights into EC2 rightsizing or S3 storage trends.
- D. Incorrect.
Amazon CloudWatch is a monitoring tool for performance and operational data, but it is not designed to provide specific rightsizing or storage optimization insights.
- E. Incorrect.
AWS Cost Explorer provides cost trends and forecasts but does not provide detailed recommendations for resource rightsizing or S3 storage usage optimization.