SAP-C02 Question 142
Select 2Your organization has a large fleet of Amazon EC2 instances running workloads with varying levels of CPU and memory utilization. Management has requested a cost optimization strategy to identify underutilized resources and recommend instance types that better match workload requirements. Additionally, the organization wants to analyze Amazon S3 bucket-level details, such as storage usage and trends, for further optimization. Which AWS tools should you use to meet these requirements?
- 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
AWS Compute Optimizer and Amazon S3 Storage Lens are the most appropriate tools for this scenario. AWS Compute Optimizer offers detailed rightsizing recommendations for EC2 instances based on utilization data, while Amazon S3 Storage Lens provides granular insights into S3 bucket usage for cost and performance optimization. Together, these tools address the requirements for optimizing both EC2 and S3 resources.
- A. Correct.
AWS Compute Optimizer provides recommendations for EC2 instances, including rightsizing suggestions based on utilization metrics, making it suitable for identifying underutilized resources and recommending better-suited instance types.
- B. Correct.
Amazon S3 Storage Lens offers insights into S3 bucket usage, including storage trends, object counts, and cost efficiency metrics, making it ideal for analyzing S3 storage for optimization purposes.
- C. Incorrect.
AWS Trusted Advisor offers general cost optimization recommendations but does not provide the detailed workload-specific rightsizing recommendations found in AWS Compute Optimizer or the granular S3 analytics provided by Amazon S3 Storage Lens.
- D. Incorrect.
AWS Cost Anomaly Detection is designed to detect unexpected cost patterns rather than providing detailed rightsizing or storage optimization insights.
- E. Incorrect.
Amazon CloudWatch monitors resource performance and logs but does not offer specific rightsizing recommendations or detailed S3 storage analytics.