SAP-C02 Question 332
Select 3A rapidly growing e-commerce company is experiencing unpredictable spikes in traffic during sales events and is concerned about escalating AWS costs. The company wants to proactively monitor its costs, identify underutilized resources, and forecast future spending trends. Which combination of AWS tools and services should the company prioritize using to address these concerns?
- A
AWS Cost Explorer to analyze spending patterns and forecast future costs
- B
AWS Trusted Advisor to identify underutilized or idle resources
- C
AWS Pricing Calculator to estimate the cost of scaling infrastructure during spikes
- D
Amazon CloudWatch to monitor application performance and alert on cost anomalies
- E
AWS Budgets to set spending thresholds and receive alerts when costs approach those thresholds
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Correct answers: A, B, E
Explanation
To address the company's concerns about AWS cost management, the appropriate tools are AWS Cost Explorer for analyzing and forecasting costs, AWS Trusted Advisor for identifying cost-saving opportunities (such as underutilized resources), and AWS Budgets for setting and monitoring spending thresholds. AWS Pricing Calculator and Amazon CloudWatch are helpful in other contexts but do not directly address the need for ongoing cost monitoring and optimization.
- A. Correct.
AWS Cost Explorer is a powerful tool for analyzing historical AWS spending patterns and forecasting future costs based on trends, making it highly relevant for cost analysis and prediction.
- B. Correct.
AWS Trusted Advisor provides recommendations to optimize costs, including identifying underutilized or idle resources, which is critical for reducing unnecessary spending.
- C. Incorrect.
AWS Pricing Calculator is primarily used for estimating costs before deploying services, not for ongoing cost monitoring or optimization.
- D. Incorrect.
While Amazon CloudWatch is essential for monitoring application performance and operational metrics, it is not specifically designed for cost monitoring or forecasting.
- E. Correct.
AWS Budgets allows users to set spending thresholds and receive alerts when costs approach or exceed those limits, helping the company stay proactive in managing costs.