SAP-C02 Question 141
Select 3Your company is looking to optimize costs across its AWS environment. You have been asked to analyze the utilization of Amazon EC2 instances and Amazon S3 storage. Which combination of tools would provide actionable recommendations for cost optimization and performance improvement?
- A
AWS Compute Optimizer for EC2 instance recommendations
- B
Amazon S3 Storage Lens for storage utilization and cost insights
- C
AWS Trusted Advisor for EC2 instance right-sizing recommendations
- D
Amazon CloudWatch for detailed S3 bucket usage metrics
- E
AWS Cost Explorer for tracking S3 storage cost trends
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Correct answers: A, B, C
Explanation
AWS Compute Optimizer and Amazon S3 Storage Lens are purpose-built tools to provide actionable insights into EC2 instance utilization and S3 storage usage, respectively. AWS Trusted Advisor complements these tools by offering additional high-level recommendations for EC2 right-sizing. Together, these tools help achieve comprehensive cost optimization. CloudWatch and Cost Explorer, while useful for monitoring and cost analysis, do not directly provide actionable optimization recommendations.
- A. Correct.
AWS Compute Optimizer provides detailed EC2 instance right-sizing recommendations by analyzing instance utilization patterns, making it highly relevant for cost optimization.
- B. Correct.
Amazon S3 Storage Lens offers advanced analytics, including insights into storage usage, cost, and performance, which can help optimize S3 storage.
- C. Correct.
AWS Trusted Advisor provides high-level guidance for various AWS resources, including EC2 right-sizing recommendations, though it may lack the depth of AWS Compute Optimizer.
- D. Incorrect.
Amazon CloudWatch provides monitoring and operational metrics, but it does not offer actionable recommendations specifically for S3 storage optimization.
- E. Incorrect.
AWS Cost Explorer enables you to analyze historical cost and usage patterns, but it does not provide detailed recommendations for S3 or EC2 optimization.