Exam AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate All Questions

View all questions & answers for the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate exam

Exam AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate topic 1 question 213 discussion

Exam question from Amazon's AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate

Question #: 213
Topic #: 1

[All AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate Questions]

A SysOps administrator needs to track the costs of data transfer between AWS Regions. The SysOps administrator must implement a solution to send alerts to an email distribution list when transfer costs reach 75% of a specific threshold.

What should the SysOps administrator do to meet these requirements?

A. Create an AWS Cost and Usage Report. Analyze the results in Amazon Athena. Configure an alarm to publish a message to an Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) topic when costs reach 75% of the threshold. Subscribe the email distribution list to the topic.
B. Create an Amazon CloudWatch billing alarm to detect when costs reach 75% of the threshold. Configure the alarm to publish a message to an Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) topic. Subscribe the email distribution list to the topic.
C. Use AWS Budgets to create a cost budget for data transfer costs. Set an alert at 75% of the budgeted amount. Configure the budget to send a notification to the email distribution list when costs reach 75% of the threshold.
D. Set up a VPC flow log. Set up a subscription filter to an AWS Lambda function to analyze data transfer. Configure the Lambda function to send a notification to the email distribution list when costs reach 75% of the threshold.

Show Suggested Answer

Suggested Answer: C 🗳️

by zolthar_z at Jan. 3, 2023, 2:55 p.m.

Disclaimers:

- ExamTopics website is not related to, affiliated with, endorsed or authorized by Amazon.
- Trademarks, certification & product names are used for reference only and belong to Amazon.

Comments

Submit Cancel

Gomer

Highly Voted 1 year, 2 months ago

Selected Answer: C

I was very confused by B and C, because they both do alerts. However, only "Budgets" lets yo select specific services and regions, and alarm based on forecast expenses. I made up a table of the differences between CW Billing Alarms and Budgets alarms, which is too big to post. However, these links helped gel my thoughts on this: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-budgets-update-track-cloud-costs-and-usage/ https://stackoverflow.com/questions/67680601/whats-the-difference-between-alarm-budget-and-cloudwatch-alarms-billing

upvoted 6 times

...

jipark

Most Recent 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Selected Answer: C

as to cost, let's use "AWS Budget" on this exam.

upvoted 4 times

...

Christina666

11 months, 1 week ago

Selected Answer: C

Option A (Create an AWS Cost and Usage Report. Analyze the results in Amazon Athena. Configure an alarm to publish a message to an Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) topic when costs reach 75% of the threshold. Subscribe the email distribution list to the topic.) is a bit complex and not directly related to tracking data transfer costs between AWS Regions. AWS Cost and Usage Reports and Amazon Athena are typically used for analyzing detailed cost and usage data, but they are not the most straightforward solution for this specific requirement. Option B (Create an Amazon CloudWatch billing alarm to detect when costs reach 75% of the threshold. Configure the alarm to publish a message to an Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) topic. Subscribe the email distribution list to the topic.) is focused on billing alarms, which can track costs, but it may not specifically address data transfer costs between AWS Regions.

upvoted 4 times

Christina666

11 months, 1 week ago

Option D (Set up a VPC flow log. Set up a subscription filter to an AWS Lambda function to analyze data transfer. Configure the Lambda function to send a notification to the email distribution list when costs reach 75% of the threshold.) is an overcomplicated approach. VPC flow logs are primarily used for monitoring network traffic, and while they can be used for analyzing data transfer, they are not the most suitable option for tracking costs and sending cost-related alerts. Option C (Use AWS Budgets to create a cost budget for data transfer costs. Set an alert at 75% of the budgeted amount. Configure the budget to send a notification to the email distribution list when costs reach 75% of the threshold.) is the best option. AWS Budgets is a service designed explicitly for tracking and managing costs. By setting up a budget specifically for data transfer costs between AWS Regions and configuring an alert at 75% of the threshold, the SysOps administrator can receive timely alerts through email when the costs approach the defined threshold.

upvoted 3 times

...

noahsark

1 year, 2 months ago

Selected Answer: C

maybe C Use AWS Budgets to create a cost budget for data transfer costs. Set an alert at 75% of the budgeted amount. Configure the budget to send a notification to the email distribution list when costs reach 75% of the threshold. https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-budgets-update-track-cloud-costs-and-usage/

upvoted 2 times

...

awsguru1998

1 year, 4 months ago

B is the most straightforward and easiest option, as it only requires creating an Amazon CloudWatch billing alarm and configuring it to send a message to an Amazon SNS topic when costs reach 75% of the threshold. Option C would achieve the same result, but it involves creating a budget and setting up alerts, which may be more complex to set up and maintain compared to creating a CloudWatch billing alarm.

upvoted 2 times

...

dangji

1 year, 5 months ago

Selected Answer: C

certainly C

upvoted 2 times

...

zolthar_z

1 year, 5 months ago

Selected Answer: C

Ans is C

upvoted 2 times

...