AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional — Question 517

You have set up a huge amount of network infrastructure in AWS and you now need to think about monitoring all of this. You decide CloudWatch will best fit your needs but you are unsure of the pricing structure and the limitations of CloudWatch.
Which of the following statements is TRUE in relation to the limitations of CloudWatch?

Answer options

• A. You get 10 CloudWatch metrics, 10 alarms, 1,000,000 API requests, and 1,000 Amazon SNS email notifications per customer per month for free.
• B. You get 100 CloudWatch metrics, 100 alarms, 10,000,000 API requests, and 10,000 Amazon SNS email notifications per customer per month for free.
• C. You get 10 CloudWatch metrics, 10 alarms, 1,000 API requests, and 100 Amazon SNS email notifications per customer per month for free.
• D. You get 100 CloudWatch metrics, 100 alarms, 1,000,000 API requests, and 1,000 Amazon SNS email notifications per customer per month for free.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The AWS Free Tier provides customers with 10 CloudWatch metrics, 10 alarms, 1,000,000 API requests, and 1,000 Amazon SNS email notifications per month at no additional charge. Options B, C, and D are incorrect because they list incorrect thresholds that do not match the official AWS Free Tier limits for these services. Monitoring configurations exceeding these limits will incur standard AWS charges.