Question 33
Domain 4: Design Cost-Optimized ArchitecturesA solutions architect needs to analyze historical AWS spending patterns in order to identify cost trends and forecast future charges. Which AWS service is the best fit for this requirement?
Correct answer: A
Explanation
Use AWS Cost Explorer to visualize, analyze, and forecast historical AWS cost and usage trends; use AWS Budgets to track spending against targets, and use the Cost and Usage Report for detailed raw billing data. — solutions-architect-associate-03-domain4.md
Why each option is right or wrong
A. AWS Cost Explorer
AWS Cost Explorer is the AWS cost management tool used to analyze historical spending patterns, identify trends, and generate forecasts of future charges for this architect’s requirement.
B. AWS Budgets
AWS Budgets is used to set custom spending or usage thresholds and monitor performance against those targets.
C. AWS Cost and Usage Report
AWS Cost and Usage Report provides detailed cost and usage data exports rather than built-in trend visualization and forecasting.
D. Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch monitors operational metrics and logs, not AWS billing trend analysis and cost forecasting.