AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (legacy) — Question 175

A SysOps Administrator must provide data to show the overall usage of Amazon EC2 instances within each department, and must determine if the purchased
Reserved Instances are being used effectively.
Which service should be used to provide the necessary information?

Answer options

• A. AWS Personal Health Dashboard
• B. AWS Cost Explorer
• C. AWS Service Catalog
• D. AWS Application Discovery Service

Correct answer: B

Explanation

AWS Cost Explorer is specifically designed to analyze and visualize cost and usage data, making it the ideal choice for tracking the utilization of EC2 instances and evaluating Reserved Instances. The AWS Personal Health Dashboard focuses on service health alerts, AWS Service Catalog is for managing AWS resources, and AWS Application Discovery Service helps in migrating applications, none of which directly provide usage insights.