Q1 — AWS SAA-C03 Ch.6

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Q366. A company uses AWS Cost Explorer to monitor its AWS costs. The company notices that Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) storage and snapshot costs increase every month. However, the company does not purchase additional EBS storage every month. The company wants to optimize monthly costs for its current storage usage.Which solution will meet these requirements with the LEAST operational overhead?

• A. Use logs in Amazon CloudWatch Logs to monitor the storage utilization of Amazon EBS. Use Amazon EBS Elastic Volumes to reduce the size of the EBS volumes
• B. Use a custom script to monitor space usage. Use Amazon EBS Elastic Volumes to reduce the size of the EBS volumes
• C. Delete all expired and unused snapshots to reduce snapshot costs
• D. Delete all nonessential snapshots. Use Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager to create and manage the snapshots according to the company's snapshot policy requirements ✓

Correct Answer: D. Delete all nonessential snapshots. Use Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager to create and manage the snapshots according to the company's snapshot policy requirements

Explanation

The correct answer is: **D. Delete all nonessential snapshots. Use Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager to create and manage the snapshots according to the company's snapshot policy requirements.** ### Explanation:- **Deleting nonessential snapshots** will directly reduce snapshot costs and help manage storage expenses.- **Using Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager** allows for automated management of snapshots based on predefined policies, significantly reducing operational overhead. This service automates the creation and deletion of snapshots, ensuring that only necessary snapshots are retained and optimizing costs without requiring manual intervention or custom scripts. This solution effectively addresses the company's need to control costs related to EBS storage and snapshots with minimal operational overhead.