AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) — Question 542

A company wants to migrate all of its on-premises infrastructure to the AWS Cloud. Before migration, the company wants estimate of costs for running its as-is infrastructure.

Which AWS service or principle should the company use to meet this requirement?

Answer options

• A. AWS Pricing Calculator
• B. AWS Well-Architected Framework
• C. AWS shared responsibility model
• D. AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF)

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The AWS Pricing Calculator is the correct tool because it allows organizations to estimate the costs of running their current on-premises workloads on AWS before actually migrating. The AWS Well-Architected Framework and the AWS shared responsibility model focus on design best practices and security compliance, respectively, rather than financial modeling. The AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF) provides guidance for cloud transformation but does not calculate specific infrastructure costs.