AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate — Question 44

A company has an initiative to reduce costs associated with Amazon EC2 and AWS Lambda.

Which action should a SysOps administrator take to meet these requirements?

Answer options

• A. Analyze the AWS Cost and Usage Report by using Amazon Athena to identify cost savings.
• B. Create an AWS Budgets alert to alarm when account spend reaches 80% of the budget.
• C. Purchase Reserved Instances through the Amazon EC2 console.
• D. Use AWS Compute Optimizer and take action on the provided recommendations.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because AWS Compute Optimizer analyzes resource usage and recommends optimal instance types, helping reduce costs. A is focused on identifying savings after costs have been incurred rather than proactively optimizing. B is about monitoring spend rather than directly reducing costs, and C involves a commitment to Reserved Instances that may not be necessary for cost reduction.