AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 385

A company has migrated its workload to AWS. The company wants to forecast the workload's costs for each quarter for the next year.

Which AWS service or tool provides this functionality?

Answer options

• A. AWS Organizations
• B. AWS Budgets
• C. AWS Cost Explorer
• D. AWS Cost and Usage Report

Correct answer: C

Explanation

AWS Cost Explorer provides a forecasting feature that allows users to predict future costs and usage for up to 12 months based on historical data. AWS Budgets is designed for setting cost thresholds and receiving alerts, while AWS Cost and Usage Report provides highly detailed billing raw data but does not generate forecasts. AWS Organizations is used for centralizing account management and consolidated billing rather than forecasting.